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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
index 4be4557e2c..d6911ee2b5 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
@@ -230,6 +230,12 @@ module ActionController
# This method will overwrite an existing Cache-Control header.
# See https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html for more possibilities.
#
+ # HTTP Cache-Control Extensions for Stale Content. See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5861
+ # It helps to cache an asset and serve it while is being revalidated and/or returning with an error.
+ #
+ # expires_in 3.hours, public: true, stale_while_revalidate: 60.seconds
+ # expires_in 3.hours, public: true, stale_while_revalidate: 60.seconds, stale_if_error: 5.minutes
+ #
# The method will also ensure an HTTP Date header for client compatibility.
def expires_in(seconds, options = {})
response.cache_control.merge!(