diff --git a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/SelectBuilder.java b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/SelectBuilder.java
index 03ca539c2..3ad42df2e 100644
--- a/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/SelectBuilder.java
+++ b/agrest-engine/src/main/java/io/agrest/SelectBuilder.java
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ default <A> SelectBuilder<T> propFilter(Class<A> entityType, PropertyFilter filt
     }
 
     /**
-     * Installs an in-memory filter for a given entity type that will exclude objects from response that do not match
-     * the filter. This filter is combined with any runtime-level filters for the same entity.
+     * Installs an in-memory filter for the specified entity type (not necessarily the root entity of the request).
+     * Response will exclude objects that do not match the filter. This filter is combined with any existing
+     * runtime-level filters for the same entity.
      *
      * @return this builder instance
      * @since 4.8