diff --git a/interface/wx/defs.h b/interface/wx/defs.h
index 811c187a06..0aad3aaf2e 100644
--- a/interface/wx/defs.h
+++ b/interface/wx/defs.h
@@ -198,7 +198,13 @@ enum wxBackgroundStyle
 
 
 /**
-    Standard menu IDs.
+    Standard IDs.
+
+    Notice that some, but @em not all, of these IDs are also stock IDs, i.e.
+    you can use them for the button or menu items without specifying the label
+    which will be provided by the underlying platform itself. See @ref "the
+    list of stock items" for the subset of standard IDs which are stock IDs as
+    well.
 */
 enum wxStandardID
 {