diff --git a/xarray/core/datatree.py b/xarray/core/datatree.py
index cdf28f3be4c..38f8f8cd495 100644
--- a/xarray/core/datatree.py
+++ b/xarray/core/datatree.py
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ def ds(self) -> DatasetView:
         """
         An immutable Dataset-like view onto the data in this node.
 
+        Includes inherited coordinates and indexes from parent nodes.
+
         For a mutable Dataset containing the same data as in this node, use
         `.to_dataset()` instead.