diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_user.py
index 8001b3fde00..e8dad67ea23 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/mysql/mysql_user.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ options:
     default: null
   password:
     description:
-      - set the user's password
+      - set the user's password. (Required when adding a user)
     required: false
     default: null
   host: