diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_node.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_node.py
index 147f5c4f22..589cd8a449 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_node.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_node.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ options:
     labels:
         description:
             - User-defined key/value metadata that will be assigned as node attribute.
+            - Label operations in this module apply to the docker swarm node specified by I(hostname).
+              Use M(docker_swarm) module to add/modify/remove swarm cluster labels.
             - The actual state of labels assigned to the node when module completes its work depends on
               I(labels_state) and I(labels_to_remove) parameters values. See description below.
         type: dict
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm.py
index 18325f06c8..e55b647b2a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_swarm.py
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ options:
   labels:
     description:
       - User-defined key/value metadata.
+      - Label operations in this module apply to the docker swarm cluster.
+        Use M(docker_node) module to add/modify/remove swarm node labels.
     type: dict
   signing_ca_cert:
     description: