diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
index cabc822e35af3579e1a49a5625a732bca01a0d6e..74e5a20f8eb8ee962740cb8411e59c55ba55a222 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/menusExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ namespace schema {
 				type: 'string'
 			},
 			enablement: {
-				description: localize('vscode.extension.contributes.commandType.precondition', '(Optional) Condition which must be true to enable the command'),
+				description: localize('vscode.extension.contributes.commandType.precondition', '(Optional) Condition which must be true to enable the command in the UI. Does not affect executing the command by other means'),
 				type: 'string'
 			},
 			icon: {