diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngShowHide.js b/src/ng/directive/ngShowHide.js
index f7ece60f40fe..877470f6cfa3 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngShowHide.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngShowHide.js
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ var NG_HIDE_IN_PROGRESS_CLASS = 'ng-hide-animate';
  *
  * By default, the `.ng-hide` class will style the element with `display: none!important`. If you wish to change
  * the hide behavior with ngShow/ngHide then this can be achieved by restating the styles for the `.ng-hide`
- * class in CSS:
+ * class (plus a psuedo-selector for animation) in CSS:
  *
  * ```css
- * .ng-hide {
+ * .ng-hide:not(.ng-hide-animate) {
  *   /* this is just another form of hiding an element */
  *   display: block!important;
  *   position: absolute;