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diff --git a/lisp/dired-x.el b/lisp/dired-x.el
index 623a1dd3255..873d586ca1b 100644
--- a/lisp/dired-x.el
+++ b/lisp/dired-x.el
@@ -623,7 +623,9 @@ interactively, prompt for REGEXP.
With prefix argument, unflag all those files.
Optional fourth argument LOCALP is as in `dired-get-filename'.
Optional fifth argument CASE-FOLD-P specifies the value of
-`case-fold-search' used for matching REGEXP."
+`case-fold-search' used for matching REGEXP.
+If the region is active in Transient Mark mode, operate only on
+files in the active region if `dired-mark-region' is non-nil."
(interactive
(list (read-regexp
"Mark unmarked files matching regexp (default all): "
@@ -1386,7 +1388,9 @@ present for some values of `ls-lisp-emulation'.
This function operates only on the buffer content and does not
refer at all to the underlying file system. Contrast this with
-`find-dired', which might be preferable for the task at hand."
+`find-dired', which might be preferable for the task at hand.
+If the region is active in Transient Mark mode, mark files
+only in the active region if `dired-mark-region' is non-nil."
;; Using sym="" instead of nil avoids the trap of
;; (string-match "foo" sym) into which a user would soon fall.
;; Give `equal' instead of `=' in the example, as this works on