diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/neo4j-admin-report.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/neo4j-admin-report.adoc
index 2e1c5a0a1..46791aebf 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/neo4j-admin-report.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/neo4j-admin-report.adoc
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ You can generate a report covering all databases in the DBMS, a specific databas
 For example, if you run the command `neo4j-admin report --database=ne*`, a report will be generated for all databases that start with "ne".
 If not specified, the tool generates a report for all databases in the DBMS.
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+The `--database` option determines from which database(s) the database-level information is collected.
+It does not influence the DBMS-level information, which is gathered based on the specified classifiers.
+====
+
 .Options
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