diff --git a/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQConnection.java b/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQConnection.java
index 50573234d9..ec4d38ab84 100755
--- a/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQConnection.java
+++ b/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQConnection.java
@@ -1777,14 +1777,14 @@ public class ActiveMQConnection implements Connection, TopicConnection, QueueCon
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the sendTimeout
+     * @return the sendTimeout (in milliseconds)
      */
     public int getSendTimeout() {
         return sendTimeout;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param sendTimeout the sendTimeout to set
+     * @param sendTimeout the sendTimeout to set (in milliseconds)
      */
     public void setSendTimeout(int sendTimeout) {
         this.sendTimeout = sendTimeout;
diff --git a/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java b/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java
index fbbfc2b6c2..58fee6e7e7 100755
--- a/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java
+++ b/activemq-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/ActiveMQConnectionFactory.java
@@ -616,14 +616,14 @@ public class ActiveMQConnectionFactory extends JNDIBaseStorable implements Conne
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the sendTimeout
+     * @return the sendTimeout (in milliseconds)
      */
     public int getSendTimeout() {
         return sendTimeout;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param sendTimeout the sendTimeout to set
+     * @param sendTimeout the sendTimeout to set (in milliseconds)
      */
     public void setSendTimeout(int sendTimeout) {
         this.sendTimeout = sendTimeout;