diff --git a/storage/storage.go b/storage/storage.go
index 8852b9c6fc5..c46d7c21c58 100644
--- a/storage/storage.go
+++ b/storage/storage.go
@@ -829,8 +829,8 @@ func (o *ObjectHandle) Attrs(ctx context.Context) (attrs *ObjectAttrs, err error
 	return newObject(obj), nil
 }
 
-// Update updates an object with the provided attributes.
-// All zero-value attributes are ignored.
+// Update updates an object with the provided attributes. See
+// ObjectAttrsToUpdate docs for details on treatment of zero values.
 // ErrObjectNotExist will be returned if the object is not found.
 func (o *ObjectHandle) Update(ctx context.Context, uattrs ObjectAttrsToUpdate) (oa *ObjectAttrs, err error) {
 	ctx = trace.StartSpan(ctx, "cloud.google.com/go/storage.Object.Update")
@@ -941,7 +941,8 @@ func (o *ObjectHandle) ObjectName() string {
 
 // ObjectAttrsToUpdate is used to update the attributes of an object.
 // Only fields set to non-nil values will be updated.
-// Set a field to its zero value to delete it.
+// For all fields except CustomTime, set the field to its zero value to delete
+// it. CustomTime cannot be deleted or changed to an earlier time once set.
 //
 // For example, to change ContentType and delete ContentEncoding and
 // Metadata, use
@@ -958,8 +959,8 @@ type ObjectAttrsToUpdate struct {
 	ContentEncoding    optional.String
 	ContentDisposition optional.String
 	CacheControl       optional.String
-	CustomTime         time.Time
-	Metadata           map[string]string // set to map[string]string{} to delete
+	CustomTime         time.Time         // Cannot be deleted or backdated from its current value.
+	Metadata           map[string]string // Set to map[string]string{} to delete.
 	ACL                []ACLRule
 
 	// If not empty, applies a predefined set of access controls. ACL must be nil.
@@ -1229,7 +1230,8 @@ type ObjectAttrs struct {
 	// LifecycleConditions to manage object lifecycles.
 	//
 	// CustomTime cannot be removed once set on an object. It can be updated to a
-	// later value but not to an earlier one.
+	// later value but not to an earlier one. For more information see
+	// https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/metadata#custom-time .
 	CustomTime time.Time
 }