diff --git a/.changelog/5694.txt b/.changelog/5694.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ec013c069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/5694.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:none
+
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_storage_bucket.go b/google-beta/resource_storage_bucket.go
index 863f9e6e01..8ffbaeed02 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_storage_bucket.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_storage_bucket.go
@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ func resourceStorageBucket() *schema.Resource {
 			},
 
 			"default_event_based_hold": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
-				Optional: true,
+				Type:        schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional:    true,
+				Description: `Whether or not to automatically apply an eventBasedHold to new objects added to the bucket.`,
 			},
 
 			"logging": {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/storage_bucket.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/storage_bucket.html.markdown
index 419a278a95..26c6297b53 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/storage_bucket.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/storage_bucket.html.markdown
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `cors` - (Optional) The bucket's [Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)](https://www.w3.org/TR/cors/) configuration. Multiple blocks of this type are permitted. Structure is [documented below](#nested_cors).
 
+* `default_event_based_hold` - (Optional) Whether or not to automatically apply an eventBasedHold to new objects added to the bucket.
+
 * `retention_policy` - (Optional) Configuration of the bucket's data retention policy for how long objects in the bucket should be retained. Structure is [documented below](#nested_retention_policy).
 
 * `labels` - (Optional) A map of key/value label pairs to assign to the bucket.