diff --git a/pkg/apis/storage/types.go b/pkg/apis/storage/types.go
index 68f344aef2f..6c6fd11d804 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/storage/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/storage/types.go
@@ -572,8 +572,13 @@ type CSINodeList struct {
 //
 // The producer of these objects can decide which approach is more suitable.
 //
-// They are consumed by the kube-scheduler if a CSI driver opts into
-// capacity-aware scheduling with CSIDriverSpec.StorageCapacity.
+// They are consumed by the kube-scheduler when a CSI driver opts into
+// capacity-aware scheduling with CSIDriverSpec.StorageCapacity. The scheduler
+// compares the MaximumVolumeSize against the requested size of pending volumes
+// to filter out unsuitable nodes. If MaximumVolumeSize is unset, it falls back
+// to a comparison against the less precise Capacity. If that is also unset,
+// the scheduler assumes that capacity is insufficient and tries some other
+// node.
 type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta
 	// Standard object's metadata. The name has no particular meaning. It must be
@@ -591,7 +596,7 @@ type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	// NodeTopology defines which nodes have access to the storage
 	// for which capacity was reported. If not set, the storage is
 	// not accessible from any node in the cluster. If empty, the
-	// storage is accessible from all nodes.  This field is
+	// storage is accessible from all nodes. This field is
 	// immutable.
 	//
 	// +optional
@@ -612,7 +617,7 @@ type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	// The semantic is currently (CSI spec 1.2) defined as:
 	// The available capacity, in bytes, of the storage that can be used
 	// to provision volumes. If not set, that information is currently
-	// unavailable and treated like zero capacity.
+	// unavailable.
 	//
 	// +optional
 	Capacity *resource.Quantity
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1/types.go
index c054464acf7..4812287abf6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1/types.go
@@ -579,8 +579,13 @@ type CSINodeList struct {
 //
 // The producer of these objects can decide which approach is more suitable.
 //
-// They are consumed by the kube-scheduler if a CSI driver opts into
-// capacity-aware scheduling with CSIDriverSpec.StorageCapacity.
+// They are consumed by the kube-scheduler when a CSI driver opts into
+// capacity-aware scheduling with CSIDriverSpec.StorageCapacity. The scheduler
+// compares the MaximumVolumeSize against the requested size of pending volumes
+// to filter out unsuitable nodes. If MaximumVolumeSize is unset, it falls back
+// to a comparison against the less precise Capacity. If that is also unset,
+// the scheduler assumes that capacity is insufficient and tries some other
+// node.
 type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
 	// Standard object's metadata. The name has no particular meaning. It must be
@@ -619,7 +624,7 @@ type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	// The semantic is currently (CSI spec 1.2) defined as:
 	// The available capacity, in bytes, of the storage that can be used
 	// to provision volumes. If not set, that information is currently
-	// unavailable and treated like zero capacity.
+	// unavailable.
 	//
 	// +optional
 	Capacity *resource.Quantity `json:"capacity,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=capacity"`
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1alpha1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1alpha1/types.go
index e819ce29d1d..fe8c9e3cd0a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -165,8 +165,13 @@ type VolumeError struct {
 //
 // The producer of these objects can decide which approach is more suitable.
 //
-// They are consumed by the kube-scheduler if a CSI driver opts into
-// capacity-aware scheduling with CSIDriverSpec.StorageCapacity.
+// They are consumed by the kube-scheduler when a CSI driver opts into
+// capacity-aware scheduling with CSIDriverSpec.StorageCapacity. The scheduler
+// compares the MaximumVolumeSize against the requested size of pending volumes
+// to filter out unsuitable nodes. If MaximumVolumeSize is unset, it falls back
+// to a comparison against the less precise Capacity. If that is also unset,
+// the scheduler assumes that capacity is insufficient and tries some other
+// node.
 type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
 	// Standard object's metadata. The name has no particular meaning. It must be
@@ -205,7 +210,7 @@ type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	// The semantic is currently (CSI spec 1.2) defined as:
 	// The available capacity, in bytes, of the storage that can be used
 	// to provision volumes. If not set, that information is currently
-	// unavailable and treated like zero capacity.
+	// unavailable.
 	//
 	// +optional
 	Capacity *resource.Quantity `json:"capacity,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=capacity"`
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1beta1/types.go
index 1c4ba7f5f34..b39414b9605 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -604,8 +604,13 @@ type CSINodeList struct {
 //
 // The producer of these objects can decide which approach is more suitable.
 //
-// They are consumed by the kube-scheduler if a CSI driver opts into
-// capacity-aware scheduling with CSIDriverSpec.StorageCapacity.
+// They are consumed by the kube-scheduler when a CSI driver opts into
+// capacity-aware scheduling with CSIDriverSpec.StorageCapacity. The scheduler
+// compares the MaximumVolumeSize against the requested size of pending volumes
+// to filter out unsuitable nodes. If MaximumVolumeSize is unset, it falls back
+// to a comparison against the less precise Capacity. If that is also unset,
+// the scheduler assumes that capacity is insufficient and tries some other
+// node.
 type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
 	// Standard object's metadata. The name has no particular meaning. It must be
@@ -644,7 +649,7 @@ type CSIStorageCapacity struct {
 	// The semantic is currently (CSI spec 1.2) defined as:
 	// The available capacity, in bytes, of the storage that can be used
 	// to provision volumes. If not set, that information is currently
-	// unavailable and treated like zero capacity.
+	// unavailable.
 	//
 	// +optional
 	Capacity *resource.Quantity `json:"capacity,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=capacity"`