diff --git a/engine/schema/src/main/resources/META-INF/db/schema-41710to41800.sql b/engine/schema/src/main/resources/META-INF/db/schema-41710to41800.sql
index 7aeee1aa22c..89e1cb41a58 100644
--- a/engine/schema/src/main/resources/META-INF/db/schema-41710to41800.sql
+++ b/engine/schema/src/main/resources/META-INF/db/schema-41710to41800.sql
@@ -581,3 +581,8 @@ UPDATE  cloud.configuration
 SET     description = 'Comma separated list of email addresses which are going to receive alert emails.'
 WHERE   name = 'alert.email.addresses';
 
+-- Improve description of configuration `secstorage.encrypt.copy` #6811.
+UPDATE  cloud.configuration
+SET     description = "Use SSL method used to encrypt copy traffic between zones. Also ensures that the certificate assigned to the zone is used when
+generating links for external access."
+WHERE   name = 'secstorage.encrypt.copy';
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
index cb2c673aafb..3203da367ec 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ public enum Config {
             Boolean.class,
             "secstorage.encrypt.copy",
             "false",
-            "Use SSL method used to encrypt copy traffic between zones",
+            "Use SSL method used to encrypt copy traffic between zones. Also ensures that the certificate assigned to the zone is used when generating links for external access.",
             "true,false"),
     SecStorageSecureCopyCert(
             "Advanced",