diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java
index baa95caccb0..ef4fd1ef20f 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ref/Reference.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import jdk.internal.ref.Cleaner;
  *
  * @author   Mark Reinhold
  * @since    1.2
+ * @sealedGraph
  */
 
 public abstract sealed class Reference<T>