diff --git a/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl b/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl
index 477c66f370745..4663429ec8298 100644
--- a/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl
+++ b/base/docs/helpdb/Base.jl
@@ -1489,7 +1489,9 @@ This function is typically used to load library code, and is implicitly called b
 load packages.
 
 When searching for files, `require` first looks for package code under `Pkg.dir()`, then tries
-paths in the global array `LOAD_PATH`.
+paths in the global array `LOAD_PATH`. `require` is case-sensitive  on all
+platforms including those with case-insensitive filesystems like macOS and
+Windows.
 """
 require
 
diff --git a/doc/stdlib/base.rst b/doc/stdlib/base.rst
index 5b6f24913c90d..1650062c0e4d3 100644
--- a/doc/stdlib/base.rst
+++ b/doc/stdlib/base.rst
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Getting Around
 
    Loads a source files, in the context of the ``Main`` module, on every active node, searching standard locations for files. ``require`` is considered a top-level operation, so it sets the current ``include`` path but does not use it to search for files (see help for ``include``\ ). This function is typically used to load library code, and is implicitly called by ``using`` to load packages.
 
-   When searching for files, ``require`` first looks for package code under ``Pkg.dir()``\ , then tries paths in the global array ``LOAD_PATH``\ .
+   When searching for files, ``require`` first looks for package code under ``Pkg.dir()``\ , then tries paths in the global array ``LOAD_PATH``\ .``require`` is case-sensitive  on all platforms including those with case-insensitive filesystems like macOS and Windows.
 
 .. function:: Base.compilecache(module::String)
 
@@ -1427,4 +1427,3 @@ Internals
    .. Docstring generated from Julia source
 
    Compile the given function ``f`` for the argument tuple (of types) ``args``\ , but do not execute it.
-