diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3/lib/bucket.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3/lib/bucket.ts
index 91dd452c71d4d..79395bf7c5dd7 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3/lib/bucket.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-s3/lib/bucket.ts
@@ -1287,7 +1287,9 @@ export enum ObjectOwnership {
    */
   BUCKET_OWNER_ENFORCED = 'BucketOwnerEnforced',
   /**
-   * Objects uploaded to the bucket change ownership to the bucket owner .
+   * The bucket owner will own the object if the object is uploaded with
+   * the bucket-owner-full-control canned ACL. Without this setting and
+   * canned ACL, the object is uploaded and remains owned by the uploading account.
    */
   BUCKET_OWNER_PREFERRED = 'BucketOwnerPreferred',
   /**