diff --git a/include/grpc/grpc.h b/include/grpc/grpc.h
index 7869e9272e2..2f43199f5ad 100644
--- a/include/grpc/grpc.h
+++ b/include/grpc/grpc.h
@@ -589,9 +589,13 @@ grpc_call_error grpc_call_cancel_with_status(grpc_call *call,
     THREAD SAFETY: grpc_call_destroy is thread-compatible */
 void grpc_call_destroy(grpc_call *call);
 
-/** Request notification of a new call. 'cq_for_notification' must
-    have been registered to the server via
-    grpc_server_register_completion_queue. */
+/** Request notification of a new call.                                          
+    Once a call with the given \a tag_new (or NULL for any tag) is received in   
+    \a cq_bound_to_call, a notification is added to \a cq_for_notification and   
+    \a call, \a details and \a request_metadata are updated with the appropriate 
+    call information.                                                               
+    Note that \a cq_for_notification must have been registered to the server via  
+    \a grpc_server_register_completion_queue. */    
 grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_call(
     grpc_server *server, grpc_call **call, grpc_call_details *details,
     grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata,