diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/userdetails/UserDetailsChecker.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/userdetails/UserDetailsChecker.java
index 46156a72b0..3de1621e12 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/userdetails/UserDetailsChecker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/userdetails/UserDetailsChecker.java
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
 package org.springframework.security.userdetails;
 
+import org.springframework.security.userdetails.checker.AccountStatusUserDetailsChecker;
+
 /**
+ * Called by classes which make use of a {@link UserDetailsService} to check the status of the loaded 
+ * <tt>UserDetails</tt> object. Typically this will involve examining the various flags associated with the account and
+ * raising an exception if the information cannot be used (for example if the user account is locked or disabled), but 
+ * a custom implementation could perform any checks it wished.
+ * <p> 
+ * The intention is that this interface should only be used for checks on the persistent data associated with the user.
+ * It should not involved in making any authentication decisions based on a submitted authentication request. 
+ * 
  * @author Luke Taylor
  * @version $Id$
  * @since 2.0
+ * 
+ * @see AccountStatusUserDetailsChecker
+ * @see org.springframework.security.AccountStatusException
  */
 public interface UserDetailsChecker {
+    /**
+     * Examines the User
+     * @param toCheck the UserDetails instance whose status should be checked.
+     */
     void check(UserDetails toCheck);
 }