diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 502e7af6938..1facb52f92d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -2797,11 +2797,12 @@ type ListOptions struct {
 	FieldSelector fields.Selector
 	// If true, watch for changes to this list
 	Watch bool
-	// For watch, it's the resource version to watch.
-	// For list,
+	// When specified with a watch call, shows changes that occur after that particular version of a resource.
+	// Defaults to changes from the beginning of history.
+	// When specified for list:
 	// - if unset, then the result is returned from remote storage based on quorum-read flag;
 	// - if it's 0, then we simply return what we currently have in cache, no guarantee;
-	// - if set to non zero, then the result is as fresh as given rv.
+	// - if set to non zero, then the result is at least as fresh as given rv.
 	ResourceVersion string
 	// Timeout for the list/watch call.
 	TimeoutSeconds *int64
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
index 8747d7d7790..8cc346ab79a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
@@ -3233,6 +3233,10 @@ type ListOptions struct {
 	Watch bool `json:"watch,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=watch"`
 	// When specified with a watch call, shows changes that occur after that particular version of a resource.
 	// Defaults to changes from the beginning of history.
+	// When specified for list:
+	// - if unset, then the result is returned from remote storage based on quorum-read flag;
+	// - if it's 0, then we simply return what we currently have in cache, no guarantee;
+	// - if set to non zero, then the result is at least as fresh as given rv.
 	// +optional
 	ResourceVersion string `json:"resourceVersion,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=resourceVersion"`
 	// Timeout for the list/watch call.