diff --git a/docs/api/web-contents.md b/docs/api/web-contents.md
index c5500d0acb8f..d4a1233c5976 100644
--- a/docs/api/web-contents.md
+++ b/docs/api/web-contents.md
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ Returns `string` - The user agent for this web page.
 
 * `css` string
 * `options` Object (optional)
-  * `cssOrigin` string (optional) - Can be either 'user' or 'author'; Specifying 'user' enables you to prevent websites from overriding the CSS you insert. Default is 'author'.
+  * `cssOrigin` string (optional) - Can be either 'user' or 'author'. Sets the [cascade origin](https://www.w3.org/TR/css3-cascade/#cascade-origin) of the inserted stylesheet. Default is 'author'.
 
 Returns `Promise<string>` - A promise that resolves with a key for the inserted CSS that can later be used to remove the CSS via `contents.removeInsertedCSS(key)`.