diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1945.clarification b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1945.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..651ea6d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1945.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Additional keys in `GET /capabilities` don't have to be objects.
diff --git a/data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml b/data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml
index 3ae26b22a..523c6091c 100644
--- a/data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml
+++ b/data/api/client-server/capabilities.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ paths:
                       The custom capabilities the server supports, using the
                       Java package naming convention.
                     additionalProperties:
-                      type: object
+                      description: |-
+                        Application-dependent keys using the
+                        [Common Namespaced Identifier Grammar](/appendices/#common-namespaced-identifier-grammar).
                     properties:
                       m.change_password:
                         $ref: '#/components/schemas/booleanCapability'