diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletResponse.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletResponse.java
index 2ecd94bfc2..c0df344d7d 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletResponse.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletResponse.java
@@ -780,6 +780,9 @@ public class MockHttpServletResponse implements HttpServletResponse {
 		return this.status;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the error message used when calling {@link HttpServletResponse#sendError(int, String)}.
+	 */
 	@Nullable
 	public String getErrorMessage() {
 		return this.errorMessage;