diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47094bce..4aefd815 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
  - **Breaking**: Make `zfp` a private dependency by changing `Zfp{Bitstream,Field,Stream}` from `pub` to `pub(super)`
  - **Breaking**: Make `zip` a private dependency by not exposing `ZipError` in `ZipStorageAdapterCreateError`
  - Refine `UsageLogStorageTransformer` outputs and add docs
+ - Improve `PerformanceMetricsStorageTransformer` docs
 
 ### Removed
  - **Breaking**: Remove `StorePrefixError::new`, deprecated since `v0.7.3`
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_transformer/performance_metrics.rs b/src/storage/storage_transformer/performance_metrics.rs
index efb565a3..7866e25e 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_transformer/performance_metrics.rs
+++ b/src/storage/storage_transformer/performance_metrics.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ use std::sync::{
 
 use super::StorageTransformerExtension;
 
-/// The performance metrics storage transformer.
+/// The performance metrics storage transformer. Accumulates metrics, such as bytes read and written.
+///
+/// This storage transformer is for internal use and will not to be included in `storage_transformers` array metadata.
+/// It is intended to aid in testing by allowing the application to validate that metrics (e.g., bytes read/written, total read/write operations, lock requests) match expected values for specific operations.
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct PerformanceMetricsStorageTransformer {
     bytes_read: AtomicUsize,
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ impl PerformanceMetricsStorageTransformer {
 }
 
 impl StorageTransformerExtension for PerformanceMetricsStorageTransformer {
+    /// Returns [`None`], since this storage transformer is not intended to be included in array `storage_transformers` metadata.
     fn create_metadata(&self) -> Option<Metadata> {
         None
     }