diff --git a/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst b/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
index cc59a8c10..746c69a1b 100644
--- a/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
+++ b/docs/guide/defining-documents.rst
@@ -842,10 +842,8 @@ the expected schema in your database ::
 
 If you have wildly varying schemas then using a
 :class:`~mongoengine.DynamicDocument` might be more appropriate, instead of
-defining all possible field types.
-
-If you use :class:`~mongoengine.Document` and the database contains data that
-isn't defined then that data will be stored in the `document._data` dictionary.
+defining all possible field types. If you use :class:`~mongoengine.DynamicDocument` and the database contains data that
+isn't defined then that data will be stored in the `document._data` dictionary (and available as regular attributes).
 
 Abstract classes
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