diff --git a/website/content/docs/commands/volume/create.mdx b/website/content/docs/commands/volume/create.mdx
index cbf37e83a..3dc68f39d 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/commands/volume/create.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/commands/volume/create.mdx
@@ -108,17 +108,25 @@ parameters {
   volume. If omitted, the volume will be created from scratch. The
   `clone_id` cannot be set if the `snapshot_id` field is set.
 
-- `capacity_min` `(string: <optional>)` - Option for setting the capacity. The
-  volume must be at least this large, in bytes. The storage provider may
-  return a volume that is larger than this value. Accepts human-friendly
-  suffixes such as `"100GiB"`. This field may not be supported by all
-  storage providers.
+- `capacity_min` `(string: <optional>)` - Option for requesting a
+  minimum capacity, in bytes. The capacity of a volume may be the
+  physical size of a disk, or a quota, depending on the storage
+  provider. The specific size of the resulting volume will be
+  somewhere between `capacity_min` and `capacity_max`; the exact
+  behavior is up to the storage provider. If you want to specify an
+  exact size, you should set `capacity_min` and `capacity_max` to the
+  same value. Accepts human-friendly suffixes such as `"100GiB"`. This
+  field may not be supported by all storage providers.
 
-- `capacity_max` `(string: <optional>)` - Option for setting the capacity. The
-  volume must be no more than this large, in bytes. The storage provider may
-  return a volume that is smaller than this value. Accepts human-friendly
-  suffixes such as `"100GiB"`. This field may not be supported by all
-  storage providers.
+- `capacity_max` `(string: <optional>)` - Option for requesting a
+  maximum capacity, in bytes. The capacity of a volume may be the
+  physical size of a disk, or a quota, depending on the storage
+  provider. The specific size of the resulting volume will be
+  somewhere between `capacity_min` and `capacity_max`; the exact
+  behavior is up to the storage provider. If you want to specify an
+  exact size, you should set `capacity_min` and `capacity_max` to the
+  same value. Accepts human-friendly suffixes such as `"100GiB"`. This
+  field may not be supported by all storage providers.
 
 - `capability` `(Capability: <required>)` - Option for validating the
   capability of a volume. You must provide at least one `capability` block, and