diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/annotation/ManagedAttribute.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/annotation/ManagedAttribute.java
index 42441fa99a..ebfe85ace5 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/annotation/ManagedAttribute.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/jmx/export/annotation/ManagedAttribute.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+import javax.management.Descriptor;
+
 /**
  * Method-level annotation that indicates to expose a given bean property as a
  * JMX attribute, corresponding to the {@code ManagedAttribute} attribute.
@@ -36,14 +38,29 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 @Documented
 public @interface ManagedAttribute {
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the default value for the attribute in a JMX {@link Descriptor}.
+	 */
 	String defaultValue() default "";
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the description for the attribute a JMX {@link Descriptor}.
+	 */
 	String description() default "";
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the currency time limit field in a JMX {@link Descriptor}.
+	 */
 	int currencyTimeLimit() default -1;
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the persistPolicy field in a JMX {@link Descriptor}.
+	 */
 	String persistPolicy() default "";
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the persistPeriod field in a JMX {@link Descriptor}.
+	 */
 	int persistPeriod() default -1;
 
 }