diff --git a/docs/components/progress.md b/docs/components/progress.md
index a14c56f10..7b4c705fc 100644
--- a/docs/components/progress.md
+++ b/docs/components/progress.md
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Token                                          | Default value
 
 Property | Attribute | Type | Default | Description
 --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
-`buffer` | `buffer` | `number` | `1` | Buffer amount to display, a fraction between 0 and 1.
+`buffer` | `buffer` | `number` | `1` | Buffer amount to display, a fraction between 0 and `max`.
 `value` | `value` | `number` | `0` | Progress to display, a fraction between 0 and `max`.
 `max` | `max` | `number` | `1` | Maximum progress to display, defaults to 1.
 `indeterminate` | `indeterminate` | `boolean` | `false` | Whether or not to display indeterminate progress, which gives no indication to how long an activity will take.
diff --git a/progress/internal/linear-progress.ts b/progress/internal/linear-progress.ts
index 4d5814a94..73ff05a3c 100644
--- a/progress/internal/linear-progress.ts
+++ b/progress/internal/linear-progress.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {Progress} from './progress.js';
  */
 export class LinearProgress extends Progress {
   /**
-   * Buffer amount to display, a fraction between 0 and 1.
+   * Buffer amount to display, a fraction between 0 and `max`.
    */
   @property({type: Number}) buffer = 1;