diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedAttribute.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedAttribute.java
index cc12b3c0c35..df1cdd5d763 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedAttribute.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedAttribute.java
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+/**
+ * The @ManagedAttribute annotation is used to indicate that a given method 
+ * exposes a JMX attribute. This annotation is placed always on the reader 
+ * method of a given attribute. Unless it is marked as read-only in the 
+ * configuration of the annotation a corresponding setter is looked for 
+ * following normal naming conventions. For example if this annotation is 
+ * on a method called getFoo() then a method called setFoo() would be looked 
+ * for and if found wired automatically into the jmx attribute.
+ *
+ */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Documented
 @Target( { ElementType.METHOD } )
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedObject.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedObject.java
index a323dc4cb2a..b51f2afe3c9 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedObject.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedObject.java
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+/**
+ * The @ManagedObject annotation is used on a class at the top level to 
+ * indicate that it should be exposed as an mbean. It has only one attribute 
+ * to it which is used as the description of the MBean. Should multiple 
+ * @ManagedObject annotations be found in the chain of influence then the 
+ * first description is used.
+ *
+ */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Documented
 @Target( { ElementType.TYPE } )
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedOperation.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedOperation.java
index e65e0ba19e0..b9ff0257b60 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedOperation.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/ManagedOperation.java
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+/**
+ * The @ManagedOperation annotation is used to indicate that a given method 
+ * should be considered a JMX operation.
+ *
+ */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Documented
 @Target( { ElementType.METHOD } )
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/Name.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/Name.java
index cfd631abd2f..5d7f1b74328 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/Name.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/annotation/Name.java
@@ -24,11 +24,28 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+/**
+ * This annotation is used to describe variables in method 
+ * signatures so that when rendered into tools like JConsole 
+ * it is clear what the parameters are. For example:
+ *
+ * public void doodle(@Name(value="doodle", description="A description of the argument") String doodle)
+ * 
+ */
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 @Documented
 @Target( { ElementType.PARAMETER } )
 public @interface Name
 {
+    /**
+     * the name of the parameter
+     * @return
+     */
     String value();
+    
+    /**
+     * the description of the parameter
+     * @return
+     */
     String description() default "";
 }