diff --git a/docs/ref/applications.txt b/docs/ref/applications.txt
index 6847fc5f10..be761505fe 100644
--- a/docs/ref/applications.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/applications.txt
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ Application registry
 
 .. attribute:: apps.ready
 
-    Boolean attribute that is set to ``True`` when the registry is fully
-    populated.
+    Boolean attribute that is set to ``True`` after the registry is fully
+    populated and all :meth:`AppConfig.ready` methods are called.
 
 .. method:: apps.get_app_configs()