diff --git a/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java b/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java
index cd0c44dec..6d0c4ced0 100644
--- a/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java
+++ b/msgpack-core/src/main/java/org/msgpack/core/MessageUnpacker.java
@@ -1616,6 +1616,9 @@ public void readPayload(byte[] dst, int off, int len)
     /**
      * Reads payload bytes of binary, extension, or raw string types as a reference to internal buffer.
      *
+     * Note: This methods may return raw memory region, access to which has no strict boundary checks.
+     * To use this method safely, you need to understand the internal buffer handling of msgpack-java.
+     *
      * <p>
      * This consumes specified amount of bytes and returns its reference or copy. This method tries to
      * return reference as much as possible because it is faster. However, it may copy data to a newly