diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/temptable/TemporaryTableKind.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/temptable/TemporaryTableKind.java
index aeffd9529e..c77a58c206 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/temptable/TemporaryTableKind.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/temptable/TemporaryTableKind.java
@@ -6,11 +6,40 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.dialect.temptable;
 
+import org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect;
+
 /**
- * @author Christian Beikov
+ * Classifies the kinds of temporary table implementations.
+ *
+ * @since 6.0
  */
 public enum TemporaryTableKind {
+	/**
+	 * Modeled as a regular table with a special {@link TemporaryTableSessionUidColumn},
+	 * which is explicitly deleted from at the end of a transaction.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The table is created once on application startup, unless {@link org.hibernate.query.sqm.mutation.internal.temptable.PersistentTableStrategy#CREATE_ID_TABLES}
+	 * is disabled and dropped on application startup if {@link org.hibernate.query.sqm.mutation.internal.temptable.PersistentTableStrategy#CREATE_ID_TABLES}
+	 * and {@link org.hibernate.query.sqm.mutation.internal.temptable.PersistentTableStrategy#DROP_ID_TABLES} aren't
+	 * disabled.
+	 */
 	PERSISTENT,
+	/**
+	 * Modeled as what the SQL standard calls a local temporary table, which is a table that is defined per connection.
+	 * Usually, the table is created when needed in a transaction and databases usually drop it on transaction commit,
+	 * though it is possible to control if Hibernate should drop it explicitly through {@link Dialect#getTemporaryTableAfterUseAction()}
+	 * and {@link org.hibernate.query.sqm.mutation.internal.temptable.LocalTemporaryTableStrategy#DROP_ID_TABLES}.
+	 */
 	LOCAL,
+	/**
+	 * Modeled as what the SQL standard calls a global temporary table, which is a table that is defined once per schema,
+	 * but its data is scoped to a transaction where data is usually deleted automatically on transaction commit,
+	 * though it is possible to control whether Hibernate should delete data or not through {@link Dialect#getTemporaryTableAfterUseAction()}.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The table is created once on application startup, unless {@link org.hibernate.query.sqm.mutation.internal.temptable.GlobalTemporaryTableStrategy#CREATE_ID_TABLES}
+	 * is disabled and dropped on application startup if {@link org.hibernate.query.sqm.mutation.internal.temptable.GlobalTemporaryTableStrategy#CREATE_ID_TABLES}
+	 * and {@link org.hibernate.query.sqm.mutation.internal.temptable.GlobalTemporaryTableStrategy#DROP_ID_TABLES} aren't
+	 * disabled.
+	 */
 	GLOBAL;
 }