diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.h
index 59a9b7ae01..8fe3220f9e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/mouse/juce_MouseEvent.h
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ public:
 
         This is only meaningful if called in either a mouseUp() or mouseDrag() method.
 
-        It will return true if the user has dragged the mouse more than a few pixels
-        from the place where the mouse-down occurred.
+        It will return true if the user has dragged the mouse more than a few pixels from the place
+        where the mouse-down occurred or the mouse has been held down for a significant amount of time.
 
         Once they have dragged it far enough for this method to return true, it will continue
         to return true until the mouse-up, even if they move the mouse back to the same