diff --git a/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt b/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
index 4de5b16..5d502f1 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
@@ -918,7 +918,15 @@
 				loading .vimrc files, executing the "-c cmd"
 				arguments, creating all windows and loading
 				the buffers in them.
-							*VimLeave*
+				Just before this event is triggered the
+				|v:vim_did_enter| variable is set, so that you
+				can do: >
+				   if v:vim_did_enter
+				     call s:init()
+				   else
+ 	  			     au VimEnter * call s:init()
+				   endif
+<							*VimLeave*
 VimLeave			Before exiting Vim, just after writing the
 				.viminfo file.  Executed only once, like
 				VimLeavePre.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 642f0ad..e174481 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -1762,6 +1762,10 @@
 		version 5.0 and 5.1 may have a patch 123, but these are
 		completely different.
 
+				*v:vim_did_enter* *vim_did_enter-variable*
+v:vim_did_enter	Zero until most of startup is done.  It is set to one just
+		before |VimEnter| autocommands are triggered.
+
 					*v:warningmsg* *warningmsg-variable*
 v:warningmsg	Last given warning message.  It's allowed to set this variable.