diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 1cb7442..d18ab9e 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -453,6 +453,12 @@ resource "aws_rds_cluster_activity_stream" "this" {
 # Managed Secret Rotation
 ################################################################################
 
+# There is not currently a way to disable secret rotation on an initial apply.
+# In order to use master password secrets management without a rotation, the following workaround can be used:
+# `manage_master_user_password_rotation` must be set to true first and applied followed by setting it to false and another apply.
+# Note: when setting `manage_master_user_password_rotation` to true, a schedule must also be set using `master_user_password_rotation_schedule_expression` or `master_user_password_rotation_automatically_after_days`.
+# To prevent password from being immediately rotated when implementing this workaround, set `master_user_password_rotate_immediately` to false.
+# See: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/issues/37779
 resource "aws_secretsmanager_secret_rotation" "this" {
   count = local.create && var.manage_master_user_password && var.manage_master_user_password_rotation ? 1 : 0
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 8b49969..8e46247 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ variable "engine_native_audit_fields_included" {
 ################################################################################
 
 variable "manage_master_user_password_rotation" {
-  description = "Whether to manage the master user password rotation. Setting this value to false after previously having been set to true will disable automatic rotation."
+  description = "Whether to manage the master user password rotation. By default, false on creation, rotation is managed by RDS. There is not currently a way to disable this on initial creation even when set to false. Setting this value to false after previously having been set to true will disable automatic rotation."
   type        = bool
   default     = false
 }