diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/app.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/app.dart
index a55d9739758..370271ce0c9 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/app.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/app.dart
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ class WidgetsApp extends StatefulWidget {
   /// displayed when the user presses the "recent apps" button. On iOS this
   /// value cannot be used. `CFBundleDisplayName` from the app's `Info.plist` is
   /// referred to instead whenever present, `CFBundleName` otherwise.
+  /// On the web it is used as the page title, which shows up in the browser's list of open tabs.
   ///
   /// To provide a localized title instead, use [onGenerateTitle].
   /// {@endtemplate}