diff --git a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
index a18626bca84b..09fe7e147091 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
+++ b/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -s p -l publish
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -s P -l publish-all -d 'Publish all exposed ports to random ports'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l read-only -d "Mount the container's root filesystem as read only"
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l restart -d 'Restart policy to apply when a container exits'
-complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l rm -d 'Automatically remove the container when it exits'
+complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l rm -d 'Automatically remove the container and its associated anonymous volumes when it exits'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l runtime -d 'Runtime to use for this container'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l security-opt -d 'Security Options'
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from create' -l shm-size -d 'Size of /dev/shm'
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/container_run.md b/docs/reference/commandline/container_run.md
index dcf4c52f41e2..1dcc0fd5387b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/container_run.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/container_run.md
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ the container and remove the file system when the container exits, use the
 `--rm` flag:
 
 ```text
---rm: Automatically remove the container when it exits
+--rm: Automatically remove the container and its associated anonymous volumes when it exits
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]
diff --git a/man/docker-run.1.md b/man/docker-run.1.md
index a2241e0ffc35..475309a5c438 100644
--- a/man/docker-run.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-run.1.md
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ its root filesystem mounted as read only prohibiting any writes.
 Default is **no**.
 
 **--rm** **true**|**false**
-   Automatically remove the container when it exits. The default is **false**.
+   Automatically remove the container and its associated anonymous volumes when it exits. The default is **false**.
    `--rm` flag can work together with `-d`, and auto-removal will be done on
    daemon side. Note that it's incompatible with any restart policy other than
   `none`.