diff --git a/doc/pair_write.html b/doc/pair_write.html
index 98600e8533..f392444416 100644
--- a/doc/pair_write.html
+++ b/doc/pair_write.html
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ must be set before this command can be invoked.
 <P>Due to how the pairwise force is computed, an inner value > 0.0 must
 be specified even if the potential has a finite value at r = 0.0.
 </P>
+<P>For EAM potentials, the pair_write command only tabulates the
+pairwise portion of the potential, not the embedding portion.
+</P>
 <P><B>Related commands:</B>
 </P>
 <P><A HREF = "pair_style.html">pair_style</A>, <A HREF = "pair_coeff.html">pair_coeff</A>
diff --git a/doc/pair_write.txt b/doc/pair_write.txt
index 88b211054d..29ac26ad8a 100644
--- a/doc/pair_write.txt
+++ b/doc/pair_write.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ must be set before this command can be invoked.
 Due to how the pairwise force is computed, an inner value > 0.0 must
 be specified even if the potential has a finite value at r = 0.0.
 
+For EAM potentials, the pair_write command only tabulates the
+pairwise portion of the potential, not the embedding portion.
+
 [Related commands:]
 
 "pair_style"_pair_style.html, "pair_coeff"_pair_coeff.html