diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql.go b/src/database/sql/sql.go
index aa254b87a1..9bc6414f2b 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -1352,6 +1352,9 @@ func (db *DB) queryDC(ctx, txctx context.Context, dc *driverConn, releaseConn fu
 // QueryRowContext executes a query that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRowContext always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
+// If the query selects no rows, the *Row's Scan will return ErrNoRows.
+// Otherwise, the *Row's Scan scans the first selected row and discards
+// the rest.
 func (db *DB) QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *Row {
 	rows, err := db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
 	return &Row{rows: rows, err: err}
@@ -1360,6 +1363,9 @@ func (db *DB) QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interfa
 // QueryRow executes a query that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
+// If the query selects no rows, the *Row's Scan will return ErrNoRows.
+// Otherwise, the *Row's Scan scans the first selected row and discards
+// the rest.
 func (db *DB) QueryRow(query string, args ...interface{}) *Row {
 	return db.QueryRowContext(context.Background(), query, args...)
 }
@@ -1540,6 +1546,9 @@ func (c *Conn) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface
 // QueryRowContext executes a query that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRowContext always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
+// If the query selects no rows, the *Row's Scan will return ErrNoRows.
+// Otherwise, the *Row's Scan scans the first selected row and discards
+// the rest.
 func (c *Conn) QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *Row {
 	rows, err := c.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
 	return &Row{rows: rows, err: err}
@@ -1971,6 +1980,9 @@ func (tx *Tx) Query(query string, args ...interface{}) (*Rows, error) {
 // QueryRowContext executes a query that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRowContext always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
+// If the query selects no rows, the *Row's Scan will return ErrNoRows.
+// Otherwise, the *Row's Scan scans the first selected row and discards
+// the rest.
 func (tx *Tx) QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *Row {
 	rows, err := tx.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
 	return &Row{rows: rows, err: err}
@@ -1979,6 +1991,9 @@ func (tx *Tx) QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interfa
 // QueryRow executes a query that is expected to return at most one row.
 // QueryRow always returns a non-nil value. Errors are deferred until
 // Row's Scan method is called.
+// If the query selects no rows, the *Row's Scan will return ErrNoRows.
+// Otherwise, the *Row's Scan scans the first selected row and discards
+// the rest.
 func (tx *Tx) QueryRow(query string, args ...interface{}) *Row {
 	return tx.QueryRowContext(context.Background(), query, args...)
 }