diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index e38bba79535..28ee6301829 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -538,13 +538,14 @@ This variable has no effect when Transient Mark mode is off.
 ** Tree-sitter
 
 *** New command 'treesit-toggle-sexp-mode'.
-It toggles the mode of navigation for such sexp and list commands as
-'treesit-forward-sexp', 'treesit-forward-list', 'treesit-down-list',
-'treesit-up-list'.
-In sexp mode these commands navigate purely by treesit nodes
-defined by the thing ‘sexp’.
-In list mode they navigate using syntax tables for symbols
-and using the treesit thing ‘list’ for lists.
+It toggles the mode of navigation for commands that move across sexp's
+and lists, such as 'treesit-forward-sexp', 'treesit-forward-list',
+'treesit-down-list', and 'treesit-up-list'.  This mode can be either
+'list', the default, or 'sexp'.
+In the default 'list' mode these commands move using syntax tables for
+symbols and using the thing 'list' for lists.
+In 'sexp' mode these commands move by treesit-defined parser nodes
+defined by the treesit thing 'sexp' as determined by 'treesit-thing-at'.
 
 ---
 ** Text mode
diff --git a/lisp/treesit.el b/lisp/treesit.el
index 54270bf9e58..9d9863e5575 100644
--- a/lisp/treesit.el
+++ b/lisp/treesit.el
@@ -3190,16 +3190,18 @@ ARG is described in the docstring of `up-list'."
 
 (defun treesit-toggle-sexp-mode ()
   "Toggle the mode of navigation for sexp and list commands.
-This mode toggle affects such navigation commands as
+This mode toggle affects navigation commands such as
 `treesit-forward-sexp', `treesit-forward-list', `treesit-down-list',
 `treesit-up-list'.
 
-The list mode uses the `list' thing defined in `treesit-thing-settings'.
-In this mode commands use syntax definition to navigate symbols and
-treesit definition to navigate lists.
+The mode can be `list' (the default) or `sexp'.
 
-The sexp mode uses the `sexp' thing defined in `treesit-thing-settings'.
-In this mode commands use the treesit definition only
+The `list' mode uses the `list' thing defined in `treesit-thing-settings'.
+See `treesit-thing-at-point'.  In this mode commands use syntax tables to
+navigate symbols and treesit definition to navigate lists.
+
+The `sexp' mode uses the `sexp' thing defined in `treesit-thing-settings'.
+In this mode commands use only the treesit definition of parser nodes,
 without distinction between symbols and lists."
   (interactive)
   (if (not (treesit-thing-defined-p 'list (treesit-language-at (point))))