diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ActionResponse.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ActionResponse.java
index 104c3b4ccbe..a1cd3068a26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ActionResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ActionResponse.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportResponse;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Base class for responses to action requests.
  */
 public abstract class ActionResponse extends TransportResponse {