diff --git a/source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-getMore-field.yaml b/source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-getMore-field.yaml
index 3c3ce22589e..ef63481efd8 100644
--- a/source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-getMore-field.yaml
+++ b/source/includes/apiargs-dbcommand-getMore-field.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ position: 4
 name: maxTimeMS
 type: positive integer
 description: |
-  The timeout duration in milliseconds.
+  The maximum time period in milliseconds the :dbcommand:`getMore()` operation will 
+  block waiting for new data to be inserted into the capped collection. 
+  
+  Requires that the cursor on which this :dbcommand:`getMore()` is acting is 
+  an ``awaitData`` cursor. 
+  See the ``awaitData`` parameter for :dbcommand:`find()`.
 optional: true
 arg_name: field
 interface: dbcommand