diff --git a/config/src/main/java/com/typesafe/config/ConfigList.java b/config/src/main/java/com/typesafe/config/ConfigList.java
index 01eca152..34ea9207 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/com/typesafe/config/ConfigList.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/com/typesafe/config/ConfigList.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public interface ConfigList extends List<ConfigValue>, ConfigValue {
     /**
      * Recursively unwraps the list, returning a list of plain Java values such
      * as Integer or String or whatever is in the list.
+     *
+     * @return a {@link java.util.List} containing plain Java objects
      */
     @Override
     List<Object> unwrapped();