diff --git a/builder/vsphere/common/step_shutdown.go b/builder/vsphere/common/step_shutdown.go
index afb697cfa..e14b67957 100644
--- a/builder/vsphere/common/step_shutdown.go
+++ b/builder/vsphere/common/step_shutdown.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type ShutdownConfig struct {
 	// Packer normally halts the virtual machine after all provisioners have
 	// run when no `shutdown_command` is defined. If this is set to `true`, Packer
 	// *will not* halt the virtual machine but will assume that you will send the stop
-	// signal yourself through a script or the final provisioner.
+	// signal yourself through a preseed.cfg, a script or the final provisioner.
 	// Packer will wait for a default of five minutes until the virtual machine is shutdown.
 	// The timeout can be changed using `shutdown_timeout` option.
 	DisableShutdown bool `mapstructure:"disable_shutdown"`
diff --git a/website/pages/partials/builder/vsphere/common/ShutdownConfig-not-required.mdx b/website/pages/partials/builder/vsphere/common/ShutdownConfig-not-required.mdx
index 85915de71..1b950c176 100644
--- a/website/pages/partials/builder/vsphere/common/ShutdownConfig-not-required.mdx
+++ b/website/pages/partials/builder/vsphere/common/ShutdownConfig-not-required.mdx
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 <!-- Code generated from the comments of the ShutdownConfig struct in builder/vsphere/common/step_shutdown.go; DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY -->
 
-- `shutdown_command` (string) - Specify a VM guest shutdown command. VMware guest tools are used by
-  default.
+- `shutdown_command` (string) - Specify a VM guest shutdown command. This command will be executed using
+  the `communicator`. Otherwise the VMware guest tools are used to gracefully
+  shutdown the VM guest.
 
 - `shutdown_timeout` (duration string | ex: "1h5m2s") - Amount of time to wait for graceful VM shutdown.
   Defaults to 5m or five minutes.
+  This will likely need to be modified if the `communicator` is 'none'.
 
 - `disable_shutdown` (bool) - Packer normally halts the virtual machine after all provisioners have
   run when no `shutdown_command` is defined. If this is set to `true`, Packer
   *will not* halt the virtual machine but will assume that you will send the stop
-  signal yourself through the preseed.cfg or your final provisioner.
+  signal yourself through a preseed.cfg, a script or the final provisioner.
   Packer will wait for a default of five minutes until the virtual machine is shutdown.
   The timeout can be changed using `shutdown_timeout` option.