diff --git a/src/wp-includes/user.php b/src/wp-includes/user.php
index f648d9b1f9..73a5fab469 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -1699,7 +1699,8 @@ function wp_insert_user( $userdata ) {
 	$user = new WP_User( $user_id );
 
 	/**
- 	 * Filters a user's meta values and keys before the user is created or updated.
+ 	 * Filters a user's meta values and keys immediately after the user is created or updated
+ 	 * and before any user meta is inserted or updated.
  	 *
  	 * Does not include contact methods. These are added using `wp_get_user_contact_methods( $user )`.
  	 *