diff --git a/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/IndirectLight.java b/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/IndirectLight.java
index 2fbfe49cce..1bfed49a51 100644
--- a/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/IndirectLight.java
+++ b/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/IndirectLight.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public class IndirectLight {
          * range can be adjusted with this method.</p>
          *
          * @param envIntensity  Scale factor applied to the environment and irradiance such that
-         *                      the result is in cd/m^2 (lux) units (default = 30000)
+         *                      the result is in <i>lux</i>, or <i>lumen/m^2</i> (default = 30000)
          *
          * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
          */
@@ -354,14 +354,14 @@ public class IndirectLight {
      * range can be adjusted with this method.</p>
      *
      * @param intensity  Scale factor applied to the environment and irradiance such that
-     *                   the result is in cd/m^2 units (default = 30000)
+     *                   the result is in <i>lux</i>, or <i>lumen/m^2</i> (default = 30000)
      */
     public void setIntensity(float intensity) {
         nSetIntensity(getNativeObject(), intensity);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the environment's intensity in cd/m<sup>2</sup>.
+     * Returns the environment's intensity in <i>lux</i>, or <i>lumen/m^2</i>.
      */
     public float getIntensity() {
         return nGetIntensity(getNativeObject());
diff --git a/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Skybox.java b/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Skybox.java
index 2fd1d0f7f5..d418234420 100644
--- a/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Skybox.java
+++ b/android/filament-android/src/main/java/com/google/android/filament/Skybox.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class Skybox {
          * its place.</p>
          *
          * @param envIntensity  Scale factor applied to the skybox texel values such that
-         *                      the result is in cd/m<sup>2</sup> (lux) units (default = 30000)
+         *                      the result is in <i>lux</i>, or <i>lumen/m^2</i> (default = 30000)
          *
          * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
          *
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public class Skybox {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the <code>Skybox</code>'s intensity in cd/m<sup>2</sup>.
+     * Returns the <code>Skybox</code>'s intensity in <i>lux</i>, or <i>lumen/m^2</i>.
      */
     public float getIntensity() { return nGetIntensity(getNativeObject()); }
 
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/IndirectLight.h b/filament/include/filament/IndirectLight.h
index 8c9ab31d3e..166dcc2bb6 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/IndirectLight.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/IndirectLight.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public:
          * range can be adjusted with this method.
          *
          * @param envIntensity  Scale factor applied to the environment and irradiance such that
-         *                      the result is in cd/m^2 (lux) units (default = 30000)
+         *                      the result is in lux, or lumen/m^2 (default = 30000)
          *
          * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
          */
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ public:
      * range can be adjusted with this method.
      *
      * @param intensity  Scale factor applied to the environment and irradiance such that
-     *                   the result is in cd/m^2 units (default = 30000)
+     *                   the result is in lux, or <i>lumen/m^2(default = 30000)
      */
     void setIntensity(float intensity) noexcept;
 
     /**
-     * Returns the environment's intensity in cd/m^2.
+     * Returns the environment's intensity in <i>lux</i>, or <i>lumen/m^2</i>.
      */
     float getIntensity() const noexcept;
 
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/Skybox.h b/filament/include/filament/Skybox.h
index 4a0b919379..6279e493de 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/Skybox.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/Skybox.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
          *
          *
          * @param envIntensity  Scale factor applied to the skybox texel values such that
-         *                      the result is in cd/m^2 (lux) units (default = 30000)
+         *                      the result is in lux, or lumen/m^2 (default = 30000)
          *
          * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
          *
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public:
     uint8_t getLayerMask() const noexcept;
 
     /**
-     * Returns the skybox's intensity in cd/m^2.
+     * Returns the skybox's intensity in lux, or lumen/m^2.
      */
     float getIntensity() const noexcept;