diff --git a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/EnhancedBigtableStubSettings.java b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/EnhancedBigtableStubSettings.java
index 9cfcc16d7..bd1188156 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/EnhancedBigtableStubSettings.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigtable/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigtable/data/v2/stub/EnhancedBigtableStubSettings.java
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ public static InstantiatingGrpcChannelProvider.Builder defaultGrpcTransportProvi
         .setKeepAliveTimeout(
             Duration.ofSeconds(10)) // wait this long before considering the connection dead
         .setKeepAliveWithoutCalls(true) // sends ping without active streams
+        // Attempts direct access to CBT service over gRPC to improve throughput,
+        // whether the attempt is allowed is totally controlled by service owner.
         .setAttemptDirectPath(true);
   }