diff --git a/docs/_includes/generated/rocks_db_configurable_configuration.html b/docs/_includes/generated/rocks_db_configurable_configuration.html
index 638a3a5574763..fa0e0ff0dd04b 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/generated/rocks_db_configurable_configuration.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/generated/rocks_db_configurable_configuration.html
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
         <tr>
             <td><h5>state.backend.rocksdb.files.open</h5></td>
             <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">(none)</td>
-            <td>The maximum number of open files that can be used by the DB, '-1' means no limit. RocksDB has default configuration as '5000'.</td>
+            <td>The maximum number of open files (per TaskManager) that can be used by the DB, '-1' means no limit. RocksDB has default configuration as '5000'.</td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td><h5>state.backend.rocksdb.thread.num</h5></td>
             <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">(none)</td>
-            <td>The maximum number of concurrent background flush and compaction jobs. RocksDB has default configuration as '1'.</td>
+            <td>The maximum number of concurrent background flush and compaction jobs (per TaskManager). RocksDB has default configuration as '1'.</td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td><h5>state.backend.rocksdb.writebuffer.count</h5></td>
diff --git a/docs/_includes/generated/rocks_db_configuration.html b/docs/_includes/generated/rocks_db_configuration.html
index 88e8c466f92b5..f9a6d95f0f674 100644
--- a/docs/_includes/generated/rocks_db_configuration.html
+++ b/docs/_includes/generated/rocks_db_configuration.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <tr>
             <td><h5>state.backend.rocksdb.checkpoint.transfer.thread.num</h5></td>
             <td style="word-wrap: break-word;">1</td>
-            <td>The number of threads used to transfer (download and upload) files in RocksDBStateBackend.</td>
+            <td>The number of threads (per stateful operator) used to transfer (download and upload) files in RocksDBStateBackend.</td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td><h5>state.backend.rocksdb.localdir</h5></td>
diff --git a/flink-state-backends/flink-statebackend-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/contrib/streaming/state/RocksDBConfigurableOptions.java b/flink-state-backends/flink-statebackend-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/contrib/streaming/state/RocksDBConfigurableOptions.java
index 089f08cd669d3..261e5f020b816 100644
--- a/flink-state-backends/flink-statebackend-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/contrib/streaming/state/RocksDBConfigurableOptions.java
+++ b/flink-state-backends/flink-statebackend-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/contrib/streaming/state/RocksDBConfigurableOptions.java
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ public class RocksDBConfigurableOptions implements Serializable {
 	public static final ConfigOption<String> MAX_BACKGROUND_THREADS =
 		key("state.backend.rocksdb.thread.num")
 			.noDefaultValue()
-			.withDescription("The maximum number of concurrent background flush and compaction jobs. " +
+			.withDescription("The maximum number of concurrent background flush and compaction jobs (per TaskManager). " +
 				"RocksDB has default configuration as '1'.");
 
 	public static final ConfigOption<String> MAX_OPEN_FILES =
 		key("state.backend.rocksdb.files.open")
 			.noDefaultValue()
-			.withDescription("The maximum number of open files that can be used by the DB, '-1' means no limit. " +
+			.withDescription("The maximum number of open files (per TaskManager) that can be used by the DB, '-1' means no limit. " +
 				"RocksDB has default configuration as '5000'.");
 
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/flink-state-backends/flink-statebackend-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/contrib/streaming/state/RocksDBOptions.java b/flink-state-backends/flink-statebackend-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/contrib/streaming/state/RocksDBOptions.java
index 8fa497b47d8e1..8ffd1423d5a8e 100644
--- a/flink-state-backends/flink-statebackend-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/contrib/streaming/state/RocksDBOptions.java
+++ b/flink-state-backends/flink-statebackend-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/contrib/streaming/state/RocksDBOptions.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class RocksDBOptions {
 	public static final ConfigOption<Integer> CHECKPOINT_TRANSFER_THREAD_NUM = ConfigOptions
 		.key("state.backend.rocksdb.checkpoint.transfer.thread.num")
 		.defaultValue(1)
-		.withDescription("The number of threads used to transfer (download and upload) files in RocksDBStateBackend.");
+		.withDescription("The number of threads (per stateful operator) used to transfer (download and upload) files in RocksDBStateBackend.");
 
 	/** This determines if compaction filter to cleanup state with TTL is enabled. */
 	public static final ConfigOption<Boolean> TTL_COMPACT_FILTER_ENABLED = ConfigOptions