diff --git a/R/geom-hex.R b/R/geom-hex.R
index 0eb777b808..6badb8f87a 100644
--- a/R/geom-hex.R
+++ b/R/geom-hex.R
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #' the very regular alignment of [geom_bin_2d()].
 #'
 #' @eval rd_aesthetics("geom", "hex")
+#' @eval rd_aesthetics("stat", "binhex")
 #' @seealso [stat_bin_2d()] for rectangular binning
 #' @param geom,stat Override the default connection between `geom_hex()` and
 #'   `stat_bin_hex()`. For more information about overriding these connections,
diff --git a/man/geom_hex.Rd b/man/geom_hex.Rd
index 11dbdb1f87..553787761b 100644
--- a/man/geom_hex.Rd
+++ b/man/geom_hex.Rd
@@ -138,6 +138,17 @@ the very regular alignment of \code{\link[=geom_bin_2d]{geom_bin_2d()}}.
 \item \code{\link[=aes_linetype_size_shape]{linewidth}}
 }
 Learn more about setting these aesthetics in \code{vignette("ggplot2-specs")}.
+
+
+\code{stat_binhex()} understands the following aesthetics (required aesthetics are in bold):
+\itemize{
+\item \strong{\code{\link[=aes_position]{x}}}
+\item \strong{\code{\link[=aes_position]{y}}}
+\item \code{\link[=aes_colour_fill_alpha]{fill}}
+\item \code{\link[=aes_group_order]{group}}
+\item \code{weight}
+}
+Learn more about setting these aesthetics in \code{vignette("ggplot2-specs")}.
 }
 
 \section{Computed variables}{