diff --git a/crates/store/re_types/definitions/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.fbs b/crates/store/re_types/definitions/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.fbs
index a20c7aec601a..bb7d26ce3816 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_types/definitions/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.fbs
+++ b/crates/store/re_types/definitions/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.fbs
@@ -37,5 +37,8 @@ table Asset3D (
   // --- Optional ---
 
   /// A color multiplier applied to the whole asset.
+  ///
+  /// For mesh who already have albedo_factor in materials,
+  /// it will be overwritten by actual albedo_factor of Asset3D (if specified).
   albedo_factor: rerun.components.AlbedoFactor ("attr.rerun.component_optional", nullable, order: 3100);
 }
diff --git a/crates/store/re_types/src/archetypes/asset3d.rs b/crates/store/re_types/src/archetypes/asset3d.rs
index c4c86d4edf6a..f0eab8649d4c 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_types/src/archetypes/asset3d.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_types/src/archetypes/asset3d.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ impl Asset3D {
     }
 
     /// A color multiplier applied to the whole asset.
+    ///
+    /// For mesh who already have albedo_factor in materials,
+    /// it will be overwritten by actual albedo_factor of Asset3D (if specified).
     #[inline]
     pub fn with_albedo_factor(
         mut self,
diff --git a/crates/viewer/re_viewer/src/reflection/mod.rs b/crates/viewer/re_viewer/src/reflection/mod.rs
index 8742dfe6487c..ac51d680ae41 100644
--- a/crates/viewer/re_viewer/src/reflection/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/viewer/re_viewer/src/reflection/mod.rs
@@ -804,8 +804,8 @@ fn generate_archetype_reflection() -> ArchetypeReflectionMap {
                     is_required : false, }, ArchetypeFieldReflection { component_name :
                     "rerun.components.AlbedoFactor".into(), display_name :
                     "Albedo factor", docstring_md :
-                    "A color multiplier applied to the whole asset.", is_required :
-                    false, },
+                    "A color multiplier applied to the whole asset.\n\nFor mesh who already have albedo_factor in materials,\nit will be overwritten by actual albedo_factor of Asset3D (if specified).",
+                    is_required : false, },
                 ],
             },
         ),
diff --git a/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.hpp b/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.hpp
index 7a854ab61b17..33442f36f97d 100644
--- a/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.hpp
+++ b/rerun_cpp/src/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.hpp
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ namespace rerun::archetypes {
         std::optional<rerun::components::MediaType> media_type;
 
         /// A color multiplier applied to the whole asset.
+        ///
+        /// For mesh who already have albedo_factor in materials,
+        /// it will be overwritten by actual albedo_factor of Asset3D (if specified).
         std::optional<rerun::components::AlbedoFactor> albedo_factor;
 
       public:
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ namespace rerun::archetypes {
         }
 
         /// A color multiplier applied to the whole asset.
+        ///
+        /// For mesh who already have albedo_factor in materials,
+        /// it will be overwritten by actual albedo_factor of Asset3D (if specified).
         Asset3D with_albedo_factor(rerun::components::AlbedoFactor _albedo_factor) && {
             albedo_factor = std::move(_albedo_factor);
             // See: https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/issues/4027
diff --git a/rerun_py/rerun_sdk/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.py b/rerun_py/rerun_sdk/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.py
index ef0845415bea..cf887f3d6dd0 100644
--- a/rerun_py/rerun_sdk/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.py
+++ b/rerun_py/rerun_sdk/rerun/archetypes/asset3d.py
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ def _clear(cls) -> Asset3D:
     )
     # A color multiplier applied to the whole asset.
     #
+    # For mesh who already have albedo_factor in materials,
+    # it will be overwritten by actual albedo_factor of Asset3D (if specified).
+    #
     # (Docstring intentionally commented out to hide this field from the docs)
 
     __str__ = Archetype.__str__