diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactory.java
index a801a8e5fb..3c6bd4c8b6 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanFactory.java
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ public interface BeanFactory {
 	 * @return an instance of the single bean matching the required type
 	 * @throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException if no bean of the given type was found
 	 * @throws NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException if more than one bean of the given type was found
+	 * @throws BeansException if the bean could not be created
 	 * @since 3.0
 	 * @see ListableBeanFactory
 	 */