diff --git a/gopls/doc/settings.md b/gopls/doc/settings.md
index 6d923b71e3..e04436a34d 100644
--- a/gopls/doc/settings.md
+++ b/gopls/doc/settings.md
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ It might be one of:
 
 If company chooses to use its own `godoc.org`, its address can be used as well.
 
+Modules matching the GOPRIVATE environment variable will not have
+documentation links in hover.
+
 Default: `"pkg.go.dev"`.
 
 ##### **linksInHover** *bool*
diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go b/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
index 94d0f12b4a..807f496a6b 100755
--- a/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/api_json.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ var GeneratedAPIJSON = &APIJSON{
 			{
 				Name:      "linkTarget",
 				Type:      "string",
-				Doc:       "linkTarget controls where documentation links go.\nIt might be one of:\n\n* `\"godoc.org\"`\n* `\"pkg.go.dev\"`\n\nIf company chooses to use its own `godoc.org`, its address can be used as well.\n",
+				Doc:       "linkTarget controls where documentation links go.\nIt might be one of:\n\n* `\"godoc.org\"`\n* `\"pkg.go.dev\"`\n\nIf company chooses to use its own `godoc.org`, its address can be used as well.\n\nModules matching the GOPRIVATE environment variable will not have\ndocumentation links in hover.\n",
 				Default:   "\"pkg.go.dev\"",
 				Hierarchy: "ui.documentation",
 			},
diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/options.go b/internal/lsp/source/options.go
index 8fa78ae261..1bb135dd57 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/source/options.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/options.go
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ type DocumentationOptions struct {
 	// * `"pkg.go.dev"`
 	//
 	// If company chooses to use its own `godoc.org`, its address can be used as well.
+	//
+	// Modules matching the GOPRIVATE environment variable will not have
+	// documentation links in hover.
 	LinkTarget string
 
 	// LinksInHover toggles the presence of links to documentation in hover.