diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AutoCompletionCandidates.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AutoCompletionCandidates.java
index e7f0d1667e21b53ec3f7b82b7010bf5e298f3af4..5088d6e018006132035d1fb65318c8e881be3427 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AutoCompletionCandidates.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AutoCompletionCandidates.java
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public class AutoCompletionCandidates implements HttpResponse {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Exposes the raw value, in case you want to modify {@link List} directly.
+     */
     public List<String> getValues() {
         return values;
     }