diff --git a/include/asterisk/stasis_app.h b/include/asterisk/stasis_app.h
index 40ec208d661ef144f9ff5622f6ee8bfe117ce78b..8430cf330922e2d8f36865b6441a5c769ff9921f 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/stasis_app.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/stasis_app.h
@@ -675,6 +675,10 @@ int stasis_app_control_remove_channel_from_bridge(
  * \since 12
  * \brief Gets the bridge currently associated with a control object.
  *
+ * \note If the bridge returned by this function is to be held for any
+ *       length of time, its refcount should be incremented until the
+ *       caller is finished with it.
+ *
  * \param control Control object for the channel to query.
  *
  * \return Associated \ref ast_bridge.