diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/blockhash/Eip7709BlockHashProcessor.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/blockhash/Eip7709BlockHashProcessor.java
index e483da33edc..2688d400ce9 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/blockhash/Eip7709BlockHashProcessor.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/blockhash/Eip7709BlockHashProcessor.java
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.vm.Eip7709BlockHashLookup;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.evm.blockhash.BlockHashLookup;
 
+/**
+ * Provides a way to create a BlockHashLookup that fetches hashes from system contract storage, in
+ * accordance with EIP-7709. It is not used yet since the fork that this EIP should go in has not
+ * been decided yet.
+ */
 public class Eip7709BlockHashProcessor extends PragueBlockHashProcessor {
 
   @Override