diff --git a/doc/classes/Node.xml b/doc/classes/Node.xml
index 89457ae36e4..186fc4afb11 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Node.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Node.xml
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@
 		<member name="owner" type="Node" setter="set_owner" getter="get_owner">
 			The owner of this node. The owner must be an ancestor of this node. When packing the owner node in a [PackedScene], all the nodes it owns are also saved with it. See also [member unique_name_in_owner].
 			[b]Note:[/b] In the editor, nodes not owned by the scene root are usually not displayed in the Scene dock, and will [b]not[/b] be saved. To prevent this, remember to set the owner after calling [method add_child].
+			[b]Note:[/b] The owner needs to be the current scene root. See [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/plugins/running_code_in_the_editor.html#instancing-scenes]Instancing scenes[/url] in the documentation for more information.
 		</member>
 		<member name="physics_interpolation_mode" type="int" setter="set_physics_interpolation_mode" getter="get_physics_interpolation_mode" enum="Node.PhysicsInterpolationMode" default="0">
 			The physics interpolation mode to use for this node. Only effective if [member ProjectSettings.physics/common/physics_interpolation] or [member SceneTree.physics_interpolation] is [code]true[/code].