diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index 76a4a26af6..05e1b832cd 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -762,7 +762,11 @@ config_data! {
         /// though Cargo might be the eventual consumer.
         vfs_extraIncludes: Vec<String> = vec![],
 
-        /// Exclude imports from symbol search.
+        /// Exclude all imports from workspace symbol search.
+        ///
+        /// In addition to regular imports (which are always excluded),
+        /// this option removes public imports (better known as re-exports)
+        /// and removes imports that rename the imported symbol.
         workspace_symbol_search_excludeImports: bool = false,
         /// Workspace symbol search kind.
         workspace_symbol_search_kind: WorkspaceSymbolSearchKindDef = WorkspaceSymbolSearchKindDef::OnlyTypes,
diff --git a/docs/book/src/configuration_generated.md b/docs/book/src/configuration_generated.md
index 54a624d25a..9404b1454a 100644
--- a/docs/book/src/configuration_generated.md
+++ b/docs/book/src/configuration_generated.md
@@ -1542,7 +1542,11 @@ https://github.com/facebook/buck2/tree/main/integrations/rust-project.
 
 Default: `false`
 
-Exclude imports from symbol search.
+Exclude all imports from workspace symbol search.
+
+In addition to regular imports (which are always excluded),
+this option removes public imports (better known as re-exports)
+and removes imports that rename the imported symbol.
 
 
 ## rust-analyzer.workspace.symbol.search.kind {#workspace.symbol.search.kind}
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index fb41225ca0..26a21c1468 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -2905,7 +2905,7 @@
                 "title": "workspace",
                 "properties": {
                     "rust-analyzer.workspace.symbol.search.excludeImports": {
-                        "markdownDescription": "Exclude imports from symbol search.",
+                        "markdownDescription": "Exclude all imports from workspace symbol search.\n\nIn addition to regular imports (which are always excluded),\nthis option removes public imports (better known as re-exports)\nand removes imports that rename the imported symbol.",
                         "default": false,
                         "type": "boolean"
                     }