diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperationsExtensions.kt b/spring-web/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperationsExtensions.kt
index 70a00f03ba..274bcb9ea1 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperationsExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/client/RestOperationsExtensions.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity
 import java.net.URI
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.getForObject] avoiding specifying the type
- * parameter thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.getForObject] providing a `getForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -36,8 +38,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: String, vararg uriV
 		getForObject(url, T::class.java, *uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.getForObject] avoiding specifying the type
- * parameter thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.getForObject] providing a `getForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -48,8 +52,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: String, uriVariable
 		getForObject(url, T::class.java, uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.getForObject] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.getForObject] providing a `getForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -60,8 +66,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForObject(url: URI): T? =
 		getForObject(url, T::class.java)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.getForEntity] avoiding requiring the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.getForEntity] providing a `getForEntity<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0.2
@@ -71,8 +79,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForEntity(url: URI): ResponseEntit
 		getForEntity(url, T::class.java)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.getForEntity] avoiding requiring the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.getForEntity] providing a `getForEntity<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -83,8 +93,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForEntity(url: String, vararg uriV
 		getForEntity(url, T::class.java, *uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.getForEntity] avoiding requiring the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.getForEntity] providing a `getForEntity<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0.2
@@ -94,8 +106,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.getForEntity(url: String, uriVariable
 		getForEntity(url, T::class.java, uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.patchForObject] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.patchForObject] providing a `patchForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0.2
@@ -105,8 +119,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.patchForObject(url: String, request:
 		patchForObject(url, request, T::class.java, *uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.patchForObject] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.patchForObject] providing a `patchForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0.2
@@ -116,8 +132,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.patchForObject(url: String, request:
 		patchForObject(url, request, T::class.java, uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.patchForObject] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.patchForObject] providing a `patchForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0.2
@@ -127,8 +145,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.patchForObject(url: URI, request: Any
 		patchForObject(url, request, T::class.java)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.postForObject] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.postForObject] providing a `postForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -139,8 +159,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: String, request: A
 		postForObject(url, request, T::class.java, *uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.postForObject] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.postForObject] providing a `postForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -151,8 +173,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: String, request: A
 		postForObject(url, request, T::class.java, uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.postForObject] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.postForObject] providing a `postForObject<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -163,8 +187,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForObject(url: URI, request: Any)
 		postForObject(url, request, T::class.java)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.postForEntity] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.postForEntity] providing a `postForEntity<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -176,8 +202,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForEntity(url: String, request: A
 		postForEntity(url, request, T::class.java, *uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.postForEntity] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.postForEntity] providing a `postForEntity<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -189,8 +217,10 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForEntity(url: String, request: A
 		postForEntity(url, request, T::class.java, uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.postForEntity] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.postForEntity] providing a `postForEntity<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. Like the original Java method, this
+ * extension is subject to type erasure. Use [exchange] if you need to retain actual
+ * generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -201,8 +231,9 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.postForEntity(url: URI, request: Any)
 		postForEntity(url, request, T::class.java)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.exchange] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.exchange] providing an `exchange<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to
+ * type erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -214,8 +245,9 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.exchange(url: String, method: HttpMet
 		exchange(url, method, requestEntity, object : ParameterizedTypeReference<T>() {}, *uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.exchange] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.exchange] providing an `exchange<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to
+ * type erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -227,8 +259,9 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.exchange(url: String, method: HttpMet
 		exchange(url, method, requestEntity, object : ParameterizedTypeReference<T>() {}, uriVariables)
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.exchange] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.exchange] providing an `exchange<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to
+ * type erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
@@ -240,8 +273,9 @@ inline fun <reified T: Any> RestOperations.exchange(url: URI, method: HttpMethod
 		exchange(url, method, requestEntity, object : ParameterizedTypeReference<T>() {})
 
 /**
- * Extension for [RestOperations.exchange] avoiding specifying the type parameter
- * thanks to Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * Extension for [RestOperations.exchange] providing an `exchange<Foo>(...)`
+ * variant leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to
+ * type erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Jon Schneider
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientResponseExtensions.kt b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientResponseExtensions.kt
index 2260fac1f6..e2e1da0b2d 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientResponseExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ClientResponseExtensions.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
 
 /**
  * Extension for [ClientResponse.bodyToMono] providing a `bodyToMono<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> ClientResponse.bodyToMono(): Mono<T> =
 
 /**
  * Extension for [ClientResponse.bodyToFlux] providing a `bodyToFlux<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> ClientResponse.bodyToFlux(): Flux<T> =
 
 /**
  * Extension for [ClientResponse.toEntity] providing a `toEntity<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> ClientResponse.toEntity(): Mono<ResponseEntity<T>>
 
 /**
  * Extension for [ClientResponse.toEntityList] providing a `bodyToEntityList<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientExtensions.kt b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientExtensions.kt
index c2e79b9a31..264d129867 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/WebClientExtensions.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
 
 /**
  * Extension for [WebClient.RequestBodySpec.body] providing a `body<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any, S : Publisher<T>> RequestBodySpec.body(publisher: S
 
 /**
  * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToMono] providing a `bodyToMono<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToMono(): Mono<T> =
 
 /**
  * Extension for [WebClient.ResponseSpec.bodyToFlux] providing a `bodyToFlux<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequestExtensions.kt b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequestExtensions.kt
index 6ee48e924e..0f0cc51e44 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequestExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerRequestExtensions.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
 
 /**
  * Extension for [ServerRequest.bodyToMono] providing a `bodyToMono<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  * 
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> ServerRequest.bodyToMono(): Mono<T> =
 
 /**
  * Extension for [ServerRequest.bodyToFlux] providing a `bodyToFlux<Foo>()` variant
- * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters.
+ * leveraging Kotlin reified type parameters. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerResponseExtensions.kt b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerResponseExtensions.kt
index 6f4adc83cd..922effd520 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerResponseExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/server/ServerResponseExtensions.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import org.springframework.http.MediaType
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono
 
 /**
- * Extension for [ServerResponse.BodyBuilder.body] providing a `body(Publisher<T>)` variant.
+ * Extension for [ServerResponse.BodyBuilder.body] providing a `body(Publisher<T>)`
+ * variant. This extension is not subject to type erasure and retains actual generic
+ * type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0
@@ -31,7 +33,9 @@ inline fun <reified T : Any> ServerResponse.BodyBuilder.body(publisher: Publishe
 		body(publisher, object : ParameterizedTypeReference<T>() {})
 
 /**
- * Extension for [ServerResponse.BodyBuilder.body] providing a `bodyToServerSentEvents(Publisher<T>)` variant.
+ * Extension for [ServerResponse.BodyBuilder.body] providing a
+ * `bodyToServerSentEvents(Publisher<T>)` variant. This extension is not subject to type
+ * erasure and retains actual generic type arguments.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.0