diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/yield_in_init.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/yield_in_init.rs
index 93cbc3d617..5f73f4de52 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/yield_in_init.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/yield_in_init.rs
@@ -13,18 +13,24 @@ use crate::{
 
 define_violation!(
     /// ### What it does
-    /// Checks for `__init__` methods that turned into generators
-    /// via the presence of `yield` or `yield from` statements.
+    /// Checks for `__init__` methods that are turned into generators by the
+    /// inclusion of `yield` or `yield from` statements.
     ///
     /// ### Why is this bad?
-    /// Generators are not allowed in `__init__` methods.
+    /// The `__init__` method of a class is used to initialize new objects, not
+    /// create them. As such, it should not return any value. By including a
+    /// yield expression in the method turns it into a generator method. On
+    /// calling, it will return a generator resulting in a runtime error.
     ///
     /// ### Example
     /// ```python
-    /// class Foo:
-    ///     def __init__(self):
-    ///         yield 1
+    /// class InitIsGenerator:
+    ///     def __init__(self, i):
+    ///         yield i
     /// ```
+    ///
+    /// ### References
+    /// * [`py-init-method-is-generator`](https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/python/py-init-method-is-generator/)
     pub struct YieldInInit;
 );
 
diff --git a/docs/rules/yield-in-init.md b/docs/rules/yield-in-init.md
index 83bbb585a7..768cbd0a7e 100644
--- a/docs/rules/yield-in-init.md
+++ b/docs/rules/yield-in-init.md
@@ -3,15 +3,21 @@
 Derived from the **Pylint** linter.
 
 ### What it does
-Checks for `__init__` methods that turned into generators
-via the presence of `yield` or `yield from` statements.
+Checks for `__init__` methods that are turned into generators by the
+inclusion of `yield` or `yield from` statements.
 
 ### Why is this bad?
-Generators are not allowed in `__init__` methods.
+The `__init__` method of a class is used to initialize new objects, not
+create them. As such, it should not return any value. By including a
+yield expression in the method turns it into a generator method. On
+calling, it will return a generator resulting in a runtime error.
 
 ### Example
 ```python
-class Foo:
-    def __init__(self):
-        yield 1
-```
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+class InitIsGenerator:
+    def __init__(self, i):
+        yield i
+```
+
+### References
+* [`py-init-method-is-generator`](https://codeql.github.com/codeql-query-help/python/py-init-method-is-generator/)
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