diff --git a/src/graphql.js b/src/graphql.js
index 8b0fe061f2..6a438a8b10 100644
--- a/src/graphql.js
+++ b/src/graphql.js
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ import type { MaybePromise } from './jsutils/MaybePromise';
  * rootValue:
  *    The value provided as the first argument to resolver functions on the top
  *    level type (e.g. the query object type).
+ * contextValue:
+ *    The context value is provided as an argument to resolver functions after 
+ *    field arguments. It is used to pass shared information useful at any point
+ *    during executing this query, for example the currently logged in user and
+ *    connections to databases or other services.
  * variableValues:
  *    A mapping of variable name to runtime value to use for all variables
  *    defined in the requestString.