diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/annotation/InboundChannelAdapter.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/annotation/InboundChannelAdapter.java
index e2be8acafe..3cd9e41e18 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/annotation/InboundChannelAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/annotation/InboundChannelAdapter.java
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ public @interface InboundChannelAdapter {
 	@AliasFor("value")
 	String channel() default "";
 
-	/*
-	 {@code SmartLifecycle} options.
-	 Can be specified as 'property placeholder', e.g. {@code ${foo.autoStartup}}.
+	/**
+	 * {@code SmartLifecycle} options.
+	 * Can be specified as 'property placeholder', e.g. {@code ${foo.autoStartup}}.
+	 * @return if the channel adapter is started automatically or not.
 	 */
 	String autoStartup() default "true";