diff --git a/src/flask/helpers.py b/src/flask/helpers.py
index fe47500e..1e0732b3 100644
--- a/src/flask/helpers.py
+++ b/src/flask/helpers.py
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ def send_from_directory(
     If the final path does not point to an existing regular file,
     raises a 404 :exc:`~werkzeug.exceptions.NotFound` error.
 
-    :param directory: The directory that ``path`` must be located under.
+    :param directory: The directory that ``path`` must be located under,
+        relative to the current application's root path.
     :param path: The path to the file to send, relative to
         ``directory``.
     :param kwargs: Arguments to pass to :func:`send_file`.