diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java
index 0fba4601a..0937fd6fa 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/annotation/Indexed.java
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+/**
+ * Annotated fields and entities will be indexed and available for retrieval using an indexing API.
+ */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Target( value = {ElementType.FIELD,ElementType.TYPE})
 public @interface Indexed
 {
-    String name() default "";
+    /**
+     * Name of the index to use.
+     */
+    String indexName() default "";
 }