diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/_help.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/_help.py
index f786511b56c..c8d82ef7387 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/_help.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/_help.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 helps['ad app credential list'] = """
 type: command
-short-summary: List an application's password or certificate credentials
+short-summary: List an application's password or certificate credential metadata. (The content of the password or certificate credential is not retrievable.)
 examples:
   - name: list an application's password or certificate credentials (autogenerated)
     text: az ad app credential list --id 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000