diff --git a/reference/configuration/framework.rst b/reference/configuration/framework.rst
index ef00b58c9c5..0b9d50e5705 100644
--- a/reference/configuration/framework.rst
+++ b/reference/configuration/framework.rst
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ username
 
 **type**: ``string`` **default**: ``''``
 
+When needed, the username for the profiling storage.
+
 password
 ........