diff --git a/framework/assets/pjax/jquery.pjax.js b/framework/assets/pjax/jquery.pjax.js
index 10ec9fd0ca..7e6e642b2c 100644
--- a/framework/assets/pjax/jquery.pjax.js
+++ b/framework/assets/pjax/jquery.pjax.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 // event   - "click" jQuery.Event
 // options - pjax options
 //
+// If the click event target has 'data-pjax="0"' attribute, the event is ignored, and no pjax call is made.
+//
 // Examples
 //
 //   $(document).on('click', 'a', $.pjax.click)
diff --git a/framework/widgets/Pjax.php b/framework/widgets/Pjax.php
index 1d7046c895..825a4acd9e 100644
--- a/framework/widgets/Pjax.php
+++ b/framework/widgets/Pjax.php
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ use yii\web\Response;
  * You may configure [[linkSelector]] to specify which links should trigger pjax, and configure [[formSelector]]
  * to specify which form submission may trigger pjax.
  *
+ * You may disable pjax for a specific link inside the container by adding `data-pjax="0"` attribute to this link.
+ *
  * The following example shows how to use Pjax with the [[\yii\gridview\GridView]] widget so that the grid pagination,
  * sorting and filtering can be done via pjax:
  *