diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/configuration/DiscoveryConfiguration.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/configuration/DiscoveryConfiguration.java
index f9037420bf..9ff6f9941b 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/configuration/DiscoveryConfiguration.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/discovery/configuration/DiscoveryConfiguration.java
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ public class DiscoveryConfiguration implements InitializingBean {
     private boolean spellCheckEnabled;
     private boolean indexAlways = false;
 
+    /**
+     * The `indexAlways` property determines whether the configuration should always be included when indexing items.
+     * The default value is false which implies the configuration is only used when it matches the collection or if
+     * it's the default configuration
+     * When set to true, the configuration is also used to index an item without a specific collection mapping
+     * This can be used for displaying different facets depending on the type of item instead of the collection
+     */
     public boolean isIndexAlways() {
         return indexAlways;
     }