diff --git a/monai/transforms/croppad/array.py b/monai/transforms/croppad/array.py
index b23fbac7d9..4b18c74b2d 100644
--- a/monai/transforms/croppad/array.py
+++ b/monai/transforms/croppad/array.py
@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ class RandWeightedCrop(Randomizable, TraceableTransform, LazyTransform, MultiSam
         weight_map: weight map used to generate patch samples. The weights must be non-negative.
             Each element denotes a sampling weight of the spatial location. 0 indicates no sampling.
             It should be a single-channel array in shape, for example, `(1, spatial_dim_0, spatial_dim_1, ...)`.
+            The weight map is only used to compute the patch sample locations; it is not cropped itself.
         lazy: a flag to indicate whether this transform should execute lazily or not. Defaults to False.
     """
 
diff --git a/monai/transforms/croppad/dictionary.py b/monai/transforms/croppad/dictionary.py
index 510ff72938..7c82fe065b 100644
--- a/monai/transforms/croppad/dictionary.py
+++ b/monai/transforms/croppad/dictionary.py
@@ -943,7 +943,11 @@ class RandWeightedCropd(Randomizable, MapTransform, LazyTransform, MultiSampleTr
         keys: keys of the corresponding items to be transformed.
             See also: :py:class:`monai.transforms.compose.MapTransform`
         w_key: key for the weight map. The corresponding value will be used as the sampling weights,
-            it should be a single-channel array in size, for example, `(1, spatial_dim_0, spatial_dim_1, ...)`
+            it should be a single-channel array with shape, for example, `(1, spatial_dim_0, spatial_dim_1, ...)`.
+            The weight map is only used to compute the patch sample locations; it is not cropped itself.
+            To obtain the cropped weight map (e.g. to batch it alongside the image), include ``w_key`` in
+            ``keys`` so it is cropped with the same sample centers; otherwise it is passed through unchanged
+            at its original spatial size.
         spatial_size: the spatial size of the image patch e.g. [224, 224, 128].
             If its components have non-positive values, the corresponding size of `img` will be used.
         num_samples: number of samples (image patches) to take in the returned list.