diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseBackedStore.cs b/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseBackedStore.cs
index 2944b9eeca..bc1b7132eb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseBackedStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/DatabaseBackedStore.cs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         /// <summary>
         /// Refresh an instance potentially from a different thread with a local context-tracked instance.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="obj"></param>
-        /// <param name="lookupSource"></param>
-        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="obj">The object to use as a reference when negotiating a local instance.</param>
+        /// <param name="lookupSource">An optional lookup source which will be used to query and populate a freshly retrieved replacement. If not provided, the refreshed object will still be returned but will not have any includes.</param>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">A valid EF-stored type.</typeparam>
         protected virtual void Refresh<T>(ref T obj, IEnumerable<T> lookupSource = null) where T : class, IHasPrimaryKey
         {
             var context = GetContext();