diff --git a/docs/content/reference/settings.md b/docs/content/reference/settings.md
index 984329ed..84ddd16c 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/settings.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/settings.md
@@ -1978,14 +1978,16 @@ This setting only affects the ``asgi`` worker type.
 
 **Default:** `'auto'`
 
-HTTP parser implementation.
+HTTP parser implementation for ASGI workers.
 
-- auto: Use gunicorn_h1c if available, otherwise pure Python (default)
-- fast: Require gunicorn_h1c C extension (fail if unavailable)
-- python: Force pure Python parser
+- auto: Use H1CProtocol if gunicorn_h1c is available, else PythonProtocol (default)
+- fast: Require H1CProtocol from gunicorn_h1c (fail if unavailable)
+- python: Force pure Python PythonProtocol parser
 
-The gunicorn_h1c C extension provides significantly faster HTTP
-parsing using picohttpparser with SIMD optimizations. Install it
-with: pip install gunicorn[fast]
+ASGI workers use callback-based parsing in data_received() for efficient
+incremental parsing. The gunicorn_h1c C extension provides significantly
+faster HTTP parsing using picohttpparser with SIMD optimizations.
+
+Install it with: pip install gunicorn[fast]
 
 !!! info "Added in 25.0.0"