diff --git a/framework/widgets/BaseListView.php b/framework/widgets/BaseListView.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/framework/widgets/BaseListView.php
+++ b/framework/widgets/BaseListView.php
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ abstract class BaseListView extends Widget
      * @var array the configuration for the pager widget. By default, [[LinkPager]] will be
      * used to render the pager. You can use a different widget class by configuring the "class" element.
      * Note that the widget must support the `pagination` property which will be populated with the
-     * [[\yii\data\BaseDataProvider::pagination|pagination]] value of the [[dataProvider]].
+     * [[\yii\data\BaseDataProvider::pagination|pagination]] value of the [[dataProvider]] and will overwrite this value.
      */
     public $pager = [];
     /**
      * @var array the configuration for the sorter widget. By default, [[LinkSorter]] will be
      * used to render the sorter. You can use a different widget class by configuring the "class" element.
      * Note that the widget must support the `sort` property which will be populated with the
-     * [[\yii\data\BaseDataProvider::sort|sort]] value of the [[dataProvider]].
+     * [[\yii\data\BaseDataProvider::sort|sort]] value of the [[dataProvider]] and will overwrite this value.
      */
     public $sorter = [];
     /**
Fixes #<I>: Added note clarifying config for ListView pager and sorter [skip ci]