diff --git a/docs/fundamentals/database-collection.txt b/docs/fundamentals/database-collection.txt
index 826e43220..a453d81a9 100644
--- a/docs/fundamentals/database-collection.txt
+++ b/docs/fundamentals/database-collection.txt
@@ -258,16 +258,21 @@ schema builder method in your application.
 You can also use the following methods to return more information about the
 collection fields:
 
-- ``Schema::hasColumn(string $<collection>, string $<field name>)``: checks if the specified field exists
-  in at least one document
-- ``Schema::hasColumns(string $<collection>, string[] $<field names>)``: checks if each specified field exists
-  in at least one document
+- ``Schema::hasColumn(string $<collection>, string $<field name>)``:
+  checks if the specified field exists in at least one document
+- ``Schema::hasColumns(string $<collection>, string[] $<field names>)``:
+  checks if each specified field exists in at least one document
 
-.. note::
+MongoDB is a schemaless database, so the preceding methods query the collection
+data rather than the database schema. If the specified collection doesn't exist
+or is empty, these methods return a value of ``false``.
+
+.. note:: id Alias
 
-   MongoDB is a schemaless database, so the preceding methods query the collection
-   data rather than the database schema. If the specified collection doesn't exist
-   or is empty, these methods return a value of ``false``.
+   Starting in {+odm-long+} v5.1, the ``getColumns()`` method represents
+   the ``_id`` field name in a MongoDB collection as the alias ``id`` in
+   the returned list of field names. You can pass either ``_id`` or
+   ``id`` to the ``hasColumn()`` and ``hasColumns()`` methods.
 
 Example
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