diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/ui_node.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/ui_node.rs
index 31f232c4d1..bc0981cff9 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/ui_node.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/ui_node.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ pub struct Style {
     pub flex_wrap: FlexWrap,
     /// How items are aligned according to the cross axis
     pub align_items: AlignItems,
-    /// Like align_items but for only this item
+    /// How this item is aligned according to the cross axis.
+    /// Overrides [`AlignItems`].
     pub align_self: AlignSelf,
     /// How to align each line, only applies if flex_wrap is set to
     /// [`FlexWrap::Wrap`] and there are multiple lines of items
@@ -323,21 +324,22 @@ impl Default for AlignItems {
     }
 }
 
-/// Works like [`AlignItems`] but applies only to a single item
+/// How this item is aligned according to the cross axis.
+/// Overrides [`AlignItems`].
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Reflect)]
 #[reflect(PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum AlignSelf {
-    /// Use the value of [`AlignItems`]
+    /// Use the parent node's [`AlignItems`] value to determine how this item should be aligned
     Auto,
-    /// If the parent has [`AlignItems::Center`] only this item will be at the start
+    /// This item will be aligned at the start
     FlexStart,
-    /// If the parent has [`AlignItems::Center`] only this item will be at the end
+    /// This item will be aligned at the end
     FlexEnd,
-    /// If the parent has [`AlignItems::FlexStart`] only this item will be at the center
+    /// This item will be aligned at the center
     Center,
-    /// If the parent has [`AlignItems::Center`] only this item will be at the baseline
+    /// This item will be aligned at the baseline
     Baseline,
-    /// If the parent has [`AlignItems::Center`] only this item will stretch along the whole cross axis
+    /// This item will be stretched across the whole cross axis
     Stretch,
 }