diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/template.py
index 4924bca1f17..29ddb136553 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/template.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ options:
     version_added: '2.4'
 notes:
 - For Windows you can use M(ansible.windows.win_template) which uses '\\r\\n' as C(newline_sequence) by default.
+- The C(jinja2_native) setting has no effect. Native types are never used in the C(template) module which is by design used for generating text files.
+  For working with templates and utilizing Jinja2 native types see the C(jinja2_native) parameter of the C(template lookup).
 seealso:
 - module: ansible.builtin.copy
 - module: ansible.windows.win_copy