diff --git a/doc/lightweight_test.qbk b/doc/lightweight_test.qbk
index 9073b08..8c7fa4d 100644
--- a/doc/lightweight_test.qbk
+++ b/doc/lightweight_test.qbk
@@ -51,8 +51,16 @@ When using `lightweight_test.hpp`, *do not forget* to
 
 namespace boost
 {
-    int report_errors();
-}
+
+int report_errors();
+
+namespace core
+{
+
+void lwt_init();
+
+} // namespace core
+} // namespace boost
 ``
 
 [endsect]
@@ -246,6 +254,25 @@ Return the error count from `main`.
 
 [endsect]
 
+[section lwt_init]
+
+``
+void boost::core::lwt_init()
+``
+
+Performs one-time initialization. Disables the interactive message
+boxes displayed by the Microsoft Windows debug runtime library on
+`abort`, failing `assert`, and other abnormal program terminations
+(to facilitate unattended testing), and ensures that in case
+`boost::report_errors` is not called (a common mistake), the program
+ends with a nonzero exit code.
+
+`lwt_init` is automatically called by the test macros. There is
+no need to call it explicitly, except in cases where a test fails due
+to e.g. an assertion failure before the first test macro is invoked.
+
+[endsect]
+
 [section Example]
 
 ``