diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/masto_fe_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/masto_fe_controller.ex
index d0d8bc8eb..43ec70021 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/masto_fe_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/masto_fe_controller.ex
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastoFEController do
     |> render("manifest.json")
   end
 
-  @doc "PUT /api/web/settings"
+  @doc "PUT /api/web/settings: Backend-obscure settings blob for MastoFE, don't parse/reuse elsewhere"
   def put_settings(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"data" => settings} = _params) do
     with {:ok, _} <- User.mastodon_settings_update(user, settings) do
       json(conn, %{})
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index eda74a171..419aa55e4 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
   scope "/api/web", Pleroma.Web do
     pipe_through(:authenticated_api)
 
+    # Backend-obscure settings blob for MastoFE, don't parse/reuse elsewhere
     put("/settings", MastoFEController, :put_settings)
   end