diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
index 95b0b16d599..8c64adb841e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/types.go
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ type AuthInfo struct {
 	// Token is the bearer token for authentication to the kubernetes cluster.
 	// +optional
 	Token string `json:"token,omitempty" datapolicy:"token"`
-	// TokenFile is a pointer to a file that contains a bearer token (as described above).  If both Token and TokenFile are present, Token takes precedence.
+	// TokenFile is a pointer to a file that contains a bearer token (as described above).  If both Token and TokenFile are present,
+	// the TokenFile will be periodically read and the last successfully read value takes precedence over Token.
 	// +optional
 	TokenFile string `json:"tokenFile,omitempty"`
 	// Impersonate is the username to act-as.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
index f144e16ebc4..c278817b670 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/v1/types.go
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ type AuthInfo struct {
 	// Token is the bearer token for authentication to the kubernetes cluster.
 	// +optional
 	Token string `json:"token,omitempty" datapolicy:"token"`
-	// TokenFile is a pointer to a file that contains a bearer token (as described above).  If both Token and TokenFile are present, Token takes precedence.
+	// TokenFile is a pointer to a file that contains a bearer token (as described above).  If both Token and TokenFile are present,
+	// the TokenFile will be periodically read and the last successfully read value takes precedence over Token.
 	// +optional
 	TokenFile string `json:"tokenFile,omitempty"`
 	// Impersonate is the username to impersonate.  The name matches the flag.