diff --git a/src/docs/user/import.txt b/src/docs/user/import.txt
index ae7c7ed6..d58e90c0 100644
--- a/src/docs/user/import.txt
+++ b/src/docs/user/import.txt
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ For example _AVRO will be converted to __AVRO.
 In the case of HCatalog imports, column names are converted to lower case when
 mapped to HCatalog columns.  This may change in future.
 
+During Avro imports the table's schema is saved in an +.avsc+ file under the
+output directory (configured via +\--bindir+). The +\--class-name+ option can
+be used to change the resulting file's name, which defaults to the table name
+or in case of +\--query+ imports to +AutoGeneratedSchema+.
+
 Incremental Imports
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
@@ -702,6 +707,9 @@ $ sqoop import --table SomeTable --jar-file mydatatypes.jar \
 
 This command will load the +SomeTableType+ class out of +mydatatypes.jar+.
 
+NOTE: The +\--class-name+ option also affects the +.avsc+ file's name
+generated during Avro imports.
+
 Additional Import Configuration Properties
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 There are some additional properties which can be configured by modifying