diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/WebFluxProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/WebFluxProperties.java
index 0d0f2359c2f..670a81f3f5f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/WebFluxProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/WebFluxProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -99,17 +99,20 @@ public class WebFluxProperties {
 	public static class Format {
 
 		/**
-		 * Date format to use, for example 'dd/MM/yyyy'.
+		 * Date format to use, for example 'dd/MM/yyyy'. Used for formatting of
+		 * java.util.Date and java.time.LocalDate.
 		 */
 		private String date;
 
 		/**
-		 * Time format to use, for example 'HH:mm:ss'.
+		 * Time format to use, for example 'HH:mm:ss'. Used for formatting of java.time's
+		 * LocalTime and OffsetTime.
 		 */
 		private String time;
 
 		/**
-		 * Date-time format to use, for example 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'.
+		 * Date-time format to use, for example 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'. Used for formatting
+		 * of java.time's LocalDateTime, OffsetDateTime, and ZonedDateTime.
 		 */
 		private String dateTime;
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcProperties.java
index 9945241d3e4..b26a4a9fd81 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -385,17 +385,20 @@ public class WebMvcProperties {
 	public static class Format {
 
 		/**
-		 * Date format to use, for example 'dd/MM/yyyy'.
+		 * Date format to use, for example 'dd/MM/yyyy'. Used for formatting of
+		 * java.util.Date and java.time.LocalDate.
 		 */
 		private String date;
 
 		/**
-		 * Time format to use, for example 'HH:mm:ss'.
+		 * Time format to use, for example 'HH:mm:ss'. Used for formatting of java.time's
+		 * LocalTime and OffsetTime.
 		 */
 		private String time;
 
 		/**
-		 * Date-time format to use, for example 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'.
+		 * Date-time format to use, for example 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss'. Used for formatting
+		 * of java.time's LocalDateTime, OffsetDateTime, and ZonedDateTime.
 		 */
 		private String dateTime;
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/reactive.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/reactive.adoc
index 6e5a2d1b60b..10e23355087 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/reactive.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/reactive.adoc
@@ -56,16 +56,19 @@ Conversion can also be customized using the `spring.webflux.format.*` configurat
 When not configured, the following defaults are used:
 
 |===
-|Property |`DateTimeFormatter`
+|Property |`DateTimeFormatter` |Formats
 
 |configprop:spring.webflux.format.date[]
 |`ofLocalizedDate(FormatStyle.SHORT)`
+|`java.util.Date` and `java.time.LocalDate`
 
 |configprop:spring.webflux.format.time[]
 |`ofLocalizedTime(FormatStyle.SHORT)`
+|java.time's `LocalTime` and `OffsetTime`
 
 |configprop:spring.webflux.format.date-time[]
 |`ofLocalizedDateTime(FormatStyle.SHORT)`
+|java.time's `LocalDateTime`, `OffsetDateTime`, and `ZonedDateTime`
 |===
 
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/servlet.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/servlet.adoc
index a69ca3f9067..0b63e82d3f1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/servlet.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/servlet.adoc
@@ -65,16 +65,19 @@ Conversion can also be customized using the `spring.mvc.format.*` configuration
 When not configured, the following defaults are used:
 
 |===
-|Property |`DateTimeFormatter`
+|Property |`DateTimeFormatter` |Formats
 
 |configprop:spring.mvc.format.date[]
 |`ofLocalizedDate(FormatStyle.SHORT)`
+|`java.util.Date` and `java.time.LocalDate`
 
 |configprop:spring.mvc.format.time[]
 |`ofLocalizedTime(FormatStyle.SHORT)`
+|java.time's `LocalTime` and `OffsetTime`
 
 |configprop:spring.mvc.format.date-time[]
 |`ofLocalizedDateTime(FormatStyle.SHORT)`
+|java.time's `LocalDateTime`, `OffsetDateTime`, and `ZonedDateTime`
 |===