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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index fb8cf1cecc..4ec1c8d545 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -1578,6 +1578,18 @@ module ActiveRecord
# * <tt>Developer#projects.create</tt> (similar to <tt>c = Project.new("developer_id" => id); c.save; c</tt>)
# The declaration may include an +options+ hash to specialize the behavior of the association.
#
+ # === Scopes
+ #
+ # You can pass a second argument +scope+ as a callable (i.e. proc or
+ # lambda) to retrieve a specific set of records or customize the generated
+ # query when you access the associated collection.
+ #
+ # Scope examples:
+ # has_and_belongs_to_many :projects, -> { includes :milestones, :manager }
+ # has_and_belongs_to_many :categories, ->(category) {
+ # where("default_category = ?", category.name)
+ # }
+ #
# === Options
#
# [:class_name]