diff --git a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/transforms/windowing/Trigger.java b/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/transforms/windowing/Trigger.java
index fd77f9658fd2..8b1a8bc90cd2 100644
--- a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/transforms/windowing/Trigger.java
+++ b/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/transforms/windowing/Trigger.java
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ protected Trigger(@Nullable List<Trigger<W>> subTriggers) {
 
 
   /**
-   * Called immediately after an element is first incorporated into a window.
+   * Called every time an element is incorporated into a window.
    */
   public abstract void onElement(OnElementContext c) throws Exception;