diff --git a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServlet.java b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServlet.java
index a49eb92b87..67d38c2750 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServlet.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/DispatcherServlet.java
@@ -1031,6 +1031,7 @@ public class DispatcherServlet extends FrameworkServlet {
 	 * @param mv the ModelAndView to render
 	 * @param request current HTTP servlet request
 	 * @param response current HTTP servlet response
+	 * @throws ServletException if view is missing or cannot be resolved
 	 * @throws Exception if there's a problem rendering the view
 	 */
 	protected void render(ModelAndView mv, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
diff --git a/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml b/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
index ca24d78745..a06485d015 100644
--- a/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
+++ b/spring-framework-reference/src/mvc.xml
@@ -2027,9 +2027,9 @@ public class TimeBasedAccessInterceptor extends HandlerInterceptorAdapter {
 
       <para>If a specific view resolver does not result in a view, Spring
       examines the context for other view resolvers. If additional view
-      resolvers exist, Spring continues to inspect them. <!--So what happens after Spring inspects them?-->If
-      they do not exist, Spring throws an
-      <classname>Exception</classname>.</para>
+      resolvers exist, Spring continues to inspect them until a view is
+      resolved. If no view resolver returns a view, Spring throws a
+      <classname>ServletException</classname>.</para>
 
       <para>The contract of a view resolver specifies that a view resolver
       <emphasis>can</emphasis> return null to indicate the view could not be