diff --git a/src/doc/converters.rst b/src/doc/converters.rst
index df4a258f1a3b6b3770d7673d17681b6ffb4ddaf6..723fdb6687741c8cb30afa1333ce5c10ce1e8bd0 100644
--- a/src/doc/converters.rst
+++ b/src/doc/converters.rst
@@ -343,11 +343,13 @@ For further customization, the
 used as a basis for :ref:`custom converters<Custom Converters>` which
 can make use of its ``referenced_record_callback`` argument. The
 ``referenced_record_callback`` can be a callable object which takes
-exactly one Record, the one specified via ``record_from_dict``, as an
-argument and needs to return that Record after doing whatever custom
-treatment is needed. ``referenced_record_callback`` is applied
-**after** the properties from the dictionary have been applied as
-explained above.
+exactly one Record as an argument and needs to return that Record
+after doing whatever custom treatment is needed. It is applied to all
+Records that are created from the dictionary and it can be used to,
+e.g., transform values of some properties, or add special treatment to
+all Records of a specific type. ``referenced_record_callback`` is
+applied **after** the properties from the dictionary have been applied
+as explained above.
 
 Further converters
 ++++++++++++++++++
diff --git a/unittests/test_converters.py b/unittests/test_converters.py
index fefb4da9e6964bcbabcb3bb76c973fd3e397c791..5b0654f1d2f9278bd855c6caf783b96b0d72e85c 100644
--- a/unittests/test_converters.py
+++ b/unittests/test_converters.py
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ def test_properties_from_dict_basic(converter_registry):
             }
         },
         name="Test", converter_registry=converter_registry)
-    # Tests for Dict with skalars, dict with lists, dict with reference,
+    # Tests for Dict with scalars, dict with lists, dict with reference,
     # dict with list of references, dict with reference with reference, named
     # reference
     values = GeneralStore()