diff --git a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
index 68ea21e..736e664 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*syntax.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Aug 13
+*syntax.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Aug 22
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -2135,6 +2135,14 @@
 Numbers and strings can be recognized in non-Javadoc comments with >
 	:let g:java_comment_strings = 1
 
+When 'foldmethod' is set to "syntax", blocks of code and multi-line comments
+will be folded.  No text is usually written in the first line of a multi-line
+comment, making folded contents of Javadoc comments less informative with the
+default 'foldtext' value; you may opt for showing the contents of a second
+line for any comments written in this way, and showing the contents of a first
+line otherwise, with >
+	:let g:java_foldtext_show_first_or_second_line = 1
+
 Trailing whitespace characters or a run of space characters before a tab
 character can be marked as an error with >
 	:let g:java_space_errors = 1