diff --git a/doc/source/cli/command-objects/subnet-pool.rst b/doc/source/cli/command-objects/subnet-pool.rst
index 0cff4d7f56..c6fda03caa 100644
--- a/doc/source/cli/command-objects/subnet-pool.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cli/command-objects/subnet-pool.rst
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Create subnet pool
 
 .. option:: --default-quota <num-ip-addresses>
 
-    Set default quota for subnet pool as the number of
-    IP addresses allowed in a subnet
+    Set default per-project quota for this subnet pool as the number of
+    IP addresses that can be allocated from the subnet pool
 
 .. option:: --tag <tag>
 
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ Set subnet pool properties
 
 .. option:: --default-quota <num-ip-addresses>
 
-    Set default quota for subnet pool as the number of
-    IP addresses allowed in a subnet
+    Set default per-project quota for this subnet pool as the number of
+    IP addresses that can be allocated from the subnet pool
 
 .. option:: --tag <tag>
 
diff --git a/openstackclient/network/v2/subnet_pool.py b/openstackclient/network/v2/subnet_pool.py
index a583986856..81765ca17e 100644
--- a/openstackclient/network/v2/subnet_pool.py
+++ b/openstackclient/network/v2/subnet_pool.py
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@ class CreateSubnetPool(command.ShowOne):
             '--default-quota',
             type=int,
             metavar='<num-ip-addresses>',
-            help=_("Set default quota for subnet pool as the number of"
-                   "IP addresses allowed in a subnet")),
+            help=_("Set default per-project quota for this subnet pool "
+                   "as the number of IP addresses that can be allocated "
+                   "from the subnet pool")),
         _tag.add_tag_option_to_parser_for_create(parser, _('subnet pool'))
         return parser
 
@@ -389,8 +390,9 @@ class SetSubnetPool(command.Command):
             '--default-quota',
             type=int,
             metavar='<num-ip-addresses>',
-            help=_("Set default quota for subnet pool as the number of"
-                   "IP addresses allowed in a subnet")),
+            help=_("Set default per-project quota for this subnet pool "
+                   "as the number of IP addresses that can be allocated "
+                   "from the subnet pool")),
         _tag.add_tag_option_to_parser_for_set(parser, _('subnet pool'))
 
         return parser