diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
index 652e4f981b3fc97ad2fdee41e16187cc2b06220c..8cacc8d93a4ed672908272d4e751fdf7a77d316d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ import org.apache.tools.zip.ZipEntry;
  * {@link FilePath} that represents the local computer causes it to become "remote."
  *
  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
+ * @see VirtualFile
  */
 public final class FilePath implements Serializable {
     /**
@@ -1044,6 +1045,8 @@ public final class FilePath implements Serializable {
 
     /**
      * Gets the {@link VirtualFile} representation of this {@link FilePath}
+     *
+     * @since 1.532
      */
     public VirtualFile toVirtualFile() {
         return VirtualFile.forFilePath(this);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/VirtualFile.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/VirtualFile.java
index 2488da2c373c3c8066defdef1e6f4ac3a8965dbd..487c5e437936af8b3976576380db42acd0450739 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/VirtualFile.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/VirtualFile.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package jenkins.util;
 
 import hudson.FilePath;
 import hudson.model.DirectoryBrowserSupport;
+import hudson.remoting.Channel;
 import hudson.remoting.VirtualChannel;
 import hudson.util.DirScanner;
 import hudson.util.FileVisitor;
@@ -41,7 +42,18 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 /**
  * Abstraction over {@link File}, {@link FilePath}, or other items such as network resources or ZIP entries.
  * Assumed to be read-only and makes very limited assumptions, just enough to display content and traverse directories.
+ *
+ * <p>
+ * To obtain a {@link VirtualFile} representation for an existing file, use {@link #forFile(File)} or {@link FilePath#toVirtualFile()}
+ *
+ * <h2>How are VirtualFile and FilePath different?</h2>
+ * <p>
+ * FilePath abstracts away {@link File}s on machines that are connected over {@link Channel}, whereas
+ * {@link VirtualFile} makes no assumption about where the actual files are, or whether there really exists
+ * {@link File}s somewhere. This makes VirtualFile more abstract.
+ *
  * @see DirectoryBrowserSupport
+ * @see FilePath
  * @since 1.531
  */
 public abstract class VirtualFile implements Comparable<VirtualFile> {