diff --git a/images/image.go b/images/image.go
index 4df6e9dd2..ce7189822 100644
--- a/images/image.go
+++ b/images/image.go
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ func (image *Image) Size(ctx context.Context, provider content.Provider) (int64,
 	}), ChildrenHandler(provider)), image.Target)
 }
 
+// Config resolves the image configuration descriptor using a content provided
+// to resolve child resources on the image.
+//
+// The caller can then use the descriptor to resolve and process the
+// configuration of the image.
 func Config(ctx context.Context, provider content.Provider, image ocispec.Descriptor) (ocispec.Descriptor, error) {
 	var configDesc ocispec.Descriptor
 	return configDesc, Walk(ctx, HandlerFunc(func(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor) ([]ocispec.Descriptor, error) {