diff --git a/docs/commands/rhoas_kafka_topic_create.md b/docs/commands/rhoas_kafka_topic_create.md
index 4efe7f28b..3c5f40925 100644
--- a/docs/commands/rhoas_kafka_topic_create.md
+++ b/docs/commands/rhoas_kafka_topic_create.md
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ $ rhoas kafka topic create --name topic-1
       --name string             Topic name
   -o, --output string           Specify the output format. Choose from: "json", "yaml", "yml"
       --partitions int32        The number of partitions in the topic (default 1)
-      --retention-bytes int     The maximum total size of a partition log segments before old log segments are deleted to free up space (default -1)
+      --retention-bytes int     The maximum total size of a partition log segments before old log segments are deleted to free up space.
+                                Value of -1 is set by default indicating no retention size limits. (default -1)
       --retention-ms int        The period of time in milliseconds the broker will retain a partition log before deleting it (default 604800000)
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/commands/rhoas_kafka_topic_update.md b/docs/commands/rhoas_kafka_topic_update.md
index 1ed1758f7..c7bcb3e9b 100644
--- a/docs/commands/rhoas_kafka_topic_update.md
+++ b/docs/commands/rhoas_kafka_topic_update.md
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ $ rhoas kafka topic update --name topic-1 --retention-ms -1
       --cleanup-policy string    Determines whether log messages are deleted, compacted, or both
       --name string              Topic name
       --partitions string        The number of partitions in the topic
-      --retention-bytes string   The maximum total size of a partition log segments before old log segments are deleted to free up space
+      --retention-bytes string   The maximum total size of a partition log segments before old log segments are deleted to free up space.
+                                 Value of -1 is set by default indicating no retention size limits.
       --retention-ms string      The period of time in milliseconds the broker will retain a partition log before deleting it
 ```
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/localize/locales/en/cmd/kafka.en.toml b/pkg/core/localize/locales/en/cmd/kafka.en.toml
index 423e7bcda..ac338db31 100644
--- a/pkg/core/localize/locales/en/cmd/kafka.en.toml
+++ b/pkg/core/localize/locales/en/cmd/kafka.en.toml
@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@ one = 'The period of time in milliseconds the broker will retain a partition log
 
 [kafka.topic.common.input.retentionBytes.description]
 description = 'Description for the Retention size input'
-one = 'The maximum total size of a partition log segments before old log segments are deleted to free up space'
+one = '''The maximum total size of a partition log segments before old log segments are deleted to free up space.
+Value of -1 is set by default indicating no retention size limits.'''
 
 [kafka.topic.common.input.cleanupPolicy.description]
 description = 'Description for the Cleanup policy input'