diff --git a/src/gui/doc/src/paintsystem.qdoc b/src/gui/doc/src/paintsystem.qdoc
index a376aa5fc75..fb5cc10b085 100644
--- a/src/gui/doc/src/paintsystem.qdoc
+++ b/src/gui/doc/src/paintsystem.qdoc
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
     \ingroup qt-basic-concepts
 
 
-    Qt's paint system enables painting on screen and print devices
-    using the same API, and is primarily based on the QPainter,
+    Qt's paint system provides a unified and flexible framework for
+    rendering graphics on various surfaces, such as on-screen widgets,
+    images, and printed pages. It is primarily built around the QPainter,
     QPaintDevice, and QPaintEngine classes.
 
     QPainter is used to perform drawing operations, QPaintDevice is an