diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd481764fba..a80b9387d4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
 
+- Added documentation entry in `EuiPagination` for `activePage` prop. ([#1740](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1740))
 - Changed `EuiButton` to use "m" as it's default `size` prop ([#1742](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/1742))
 
 ## [`9.4.2`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v9.4.2)
diff --git a/src/components/pagination/pagination.js b/src/components/pagination/pagination.js
index 996a48be5c7..769716cacd5 100644
--- a/src/components/pagination/pagination.js
+++ b/src/components/pagination/pagination.js
@@ -186,9 +186,14 @@ EuiPagination.propTypes = {
   className: PropTypes.string,
 
   /**
-   * The total number of pages
+   * The total number of pages.
    */
   pageCount: PropTypes.number,
+
+  /**
+   * The current page using a zero based index.
+   * So if you set the activePage to 1, it will activate the second page.
+   */
   activePage: PropTypes.number,
   onPageClick: PropTypes.func,