diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ListenHTTP.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ListenHTTP.java
index 82eee927a5..0c38331536 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ListenHTTP.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-standard-bundle/nifi-standard-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/standard/ListenHTTP.java
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 @InputRequirement(Requirement.INPUT_FORBIDDEN)
 @Tags({"ingest", "http", "https", "rest", "listen"})
-@CapabilityDescription("Starts an HTTP Server that is used to receive FlowFiles from remote sources. The default URI of the Service will be http://{hostname}:{port}/contentListener")
+@CapabilityDescription("Starts an HTTP Server and listens on a given base path to transform incoming requests into FlowFiles. "
+        + "The default URI of the Service will be http://{hostname}:{port}/contentListener. Only HEAD and POST requests are "
+        + "supported. GET, PUT, and DELETE will result in an error and the HTTP response status code 405.")
 public class ListenHTTP extends AbstractSessionFactoryProcessor {
 
     private Set<Relationship> relationships;