diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngOptions.js b/src/ng/directive/ngOptions.js
index 282dff3aedd2..17bed2b47329 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngOptions.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngOptions.js
@@ -58,17 +58,13 @@ var ngOptionsMinErr = minErr('ngOptions');
  * ### `select` **`as`** and **`track by`**
  *
  * <div class="alert alert-warning">
- * Do not use `select` **`as`** and **`track by`** in the same expression. They are not designed to work together.
+ * Be careful when using `select` **`as`** and **`track by`** in the same expression.
  * </div>
  *
- * Consider the following example:
- *
- * ```html
- * <select ng-options="item.subItem as item.label for item in values track by item.id" ng-model="selected"></select>
- * ```
+ * Given this array of items on the $scope:
  *
  * ```js
- * $scope.values = [{
+ * $scope.items = [{
  *   id: 1,
  *   label: 'aLabel',
  *   subItem: { name: 'aSubItem' }
@@ -77,20 +73,32 @@ var ngOptionsMinErr = minErr('ngOptions');
  *   label: 'bLabel',
  *   subItem: { name: 'bSubItem' }
  * }];
+ * ```
  *
- * $scope.selected = { name: 'aSubItem' };
+ * This will work:
+ *
+ * ```html
+ * <select ng-options="item as item.label for item in items track by item.id" ng-model="selected"></select>
  * ```
+ * ```js
+ * $scope.selected = $scope.items[0];
+ * ```
+ *
+ * but this will not work:
  *
- * With the purpose of preserving the selection, the **`track by`** expression is always applied to the element
- * of the data source (to `item` in this example). To calculate whether an element is selected, we do the
- * following:
+ * ```html
+ * <select ng-options="item.subItem as item.label for item in items track by item.id" ng-model="selected"></select>
+ * ```
+ * ```js
+ * $scope.selected = $scope.items[0].subItem;
+ * ```
  *
- * 1. Apply **`track by`** to the elements in the array. In the example: `[1, 2]`
- * 2. Apply **`track by`** to the already selected value in `ngModel`.
- *    In the example: this is not possible as **`track by`** refers to `item.id`, but the selected
- *    value from `ngModel` is `{name: 'aSubItem'}`, so the **`track by`** expression is applied to
- *    a wrong object, the selected element can't be found, `<select>` is always reset to the "not
- *    selected" option.
+ * In both examples the **`track by`** expression is applied successfully to each `item` in the `items` array.
+ * Because the selected option has been set in code, the **`track by`** expression is also applied to the `ngModel`
+ * value. In the first example, the `ngModel` value is `item[x]` and the **`track by`** expression evaluates to
+ * `item[x].id` with no issue. In the second example, the `ngModel` value is `item.subItem` and the **`track by`**
+ * expression evaluates to `item.subItem.id`. As a result, the selected element is never found and the `<select>`
+ * always appears to be unselected.
  *
  *
  * @param {string} ngModel Assignable angular expression to data-bind to.