diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/controversial.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/controversial.xml
index 1627cc401d..364d330180 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/controversial.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/controversial.xml
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ public class Foo {
         class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
           externalInfoUrl="${pmd.website.baseurl}/rules/java/controversial.html#DefaultPackage">
         <description>
-Use explicit scoping instead of the default package private level.
+Use explicit scoping instead of accidental usage of default package private level.
+The rule allows methods and fields annotated with Guava's @VisibleForTesting.
         </description>
         <priority>3</priority>
         <properties>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index 830c40c13c..e034508139 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 **Pull Requests:**
 
+*   [#71](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/71): #1410 Improve description of DefaultPackage rule
 
 **Bugfixes:**