diff --git a/src/category_theory/adjunction/adjoint_functor_theorems.lean b/src/category_theory/adjunction/adjoint_functor_theorems.lean
index ac21e8514d3bb..b13c7016fb27c 100644
--- a/src/category_theory/adjunction/adjoint_functor_theorems.lean
+++ b/src/category_theory/adjunction/adjoint_functor_theorems.lean
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2021 Bhavik Mehta. All rights reserved.
 Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
 Authors: Bhavik Mehta
 -/
-import category_theory.adjunction.basic
-import category_theory.adjunction.comma
 import category_theory.generator
+import category_theory.limits.cone_category
 import category_theory.limits.constructions.weakly_initial
-import category_theory.limits.preserves.basic
-import category_theory.limits.creates
-import category_theory.limits.comma
-import category_theory.punit
+import category_theory.limits.functor_category
 import category_theory.subobject.comma
 
 /-!
@@ -32,6 +28,9 @@ This file also proves the special adjoint functor theorem, in the form:
 * If `G : D ⥤ C` preserves limits and `D` is complete, well-powered and has a small coseparating
   set, then `G` has a left adjoint: `is_right_adjoint_of_preserves_limits_of_is_coseparating`
 
+Finally, we prove the following corollary of the special adjoint functor theorem:
+* If `C` is complete, well-powered and has a small coseparating set, then it is cocomplete:
+  `has_colimits_of_has_limits_of_is_coseparating`
 
 -/
 universes v u u'
@@ -121,4 +120,22 @@ by exactI is_left_adjoint_of_costructured_arrow_terminals _
 
 end special_adjoint_functor_theorem
 
+namespace limits
+
+/-- A consequence of the special adjoint functor theorem: if `C` is complete, well-powered and
+    has a small coseparating set, then it is cocomplete. -/
+lemma has_colimits_of_has_limits_of_is_coseparating [has_limits C] [well_powered C]
+  {𝒢 : set C} [small.{v} 𝒢] (h𝒢 : is_coseparating 𝒢) : has_colimits C :=
+{ has_colimits_of_shape := λ J hJ, by exactI has_colimits_of_shape_iff_is_right_adjoint_const.2
+    ⟨is_right_adjoint_of_preserves_limits_of_is_coseparating h𝒢 _⟩ }
+
+/-- A consequence of the special adjoint functor theorem: if `C` is cocomplete, well-copowered and
+    has a small separating set, then it is complete. -/
+lemma has_limits_of_has_colimits_of_is_separating [has_colimits C] [well_powered Cᵒᵖ]
+  {𝒢 : set C} [small.{v} 𝒢] (h𝒢 : is_separating 𝒢) : has_limits C :=
+{ has_limits_of_shape := λ J hJ, by exactI has_limits_of_shape_iff_is_left_adjoint_const.2
+    ⟨is_left_adjoint_of_preserves_colimits_of_is_separatig h𝒢 _⟩ }
+
+end limits
+
 end category_theory
diff --git a/src/category_theory/generator.lean b/src/category_theory/generator.lean
index aed1af711e8f1..23fa91a45b432 100644
--- a/src/category_theory/generator.lean
+++ b/src/category_theory/generator.lean
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ end
 /-- An ingredient of the proof of the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem: a complete well-powered
     category with a small coseparating set has an initial object.
 
-    In fact, it follows from the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem that `C` is already cocomplete. -/
+    In fact, it follows from the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem that `C` is already cocomplete,
+    see `has_colimits_of_has_limits_of_is_coseparating`. -/
 lemma has_initial_of_is_coseparating [well_powered C] [has_limits C] {𝒢 : set C} [small.{v₁} 𝒢]
   (h𝒢 : is_coseparating 𝒢) : has_initial C :=
 begin
@@ -287,7 +288,8 @@ end
 /-- An ingredient of the proof of the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem: a cocomplete well-copowered
     category with a small separating set has a terminal object.
 
-    In fact, it follows from the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem that `C` is already complete. -/
+    In fact, it follows from the Special Adjoint Functor Theorem that `C` is already complete, see
+    `has_limits_of_has_colimits_of_is_separating`. -/
 lemma has_terminal_of_is_separating [well_powered Cᵒᵖ] [has_colimits C] {𝒢 : set C} [small.{v₁} 𝒢]
   (h𝒢 : is_separating 𝒢) : has_terminal C :=
 begin