diff --git a/packages/react-aria-components/src/ComboBox.tsx b/packages/react-aria-components/src/ComboBox.tsx
index b834adb560d..6392815fcc3 100644
--- a/packages/react-aria-components/src/ComboBox.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-aria-components/src/ComboBox.tsx
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ export interface ComboBoxProps<T, M extends SelectionMode = 'single'>
    * @default 'react-aria-ComboBox'
    */
   className?: ClassNameOrFunction<ComboBoxRenderProps>;
-  /** The filter function used to determine if a option should be included in the combo box list. */
+  /**
+   * The filter function used to determine if an option should be included in the combo box list.
+   * By default, a language-sensitive "contains" filter from `useFilter` is used.
+   */
   defaultFilter?: (textValue: string, inputValue: string) => boolean;
   /**
    * Whether the text or key of the selected item is submitted as part of an HTML form. When