diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/engine/ast/JavaDocComment.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/engine/ast/JavaDocComment.java
index 5e0a4665e8..5ab53ca646 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/engine/ast/JavaDocComment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/engine/ast/JavaDocComment.java
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ public Builder addParam(String name, String description) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    public Builder addUnescapedComment(String comment) {
+      componentsList.add(comment);
+      return this;
+    }
+
     public Builder addComment(String comment) {
       componentsList.add(HtmlEscaper.escaper(comment));
       return this;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposer.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposer.java
index e7b4b87072..713dd68753 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposer.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.AssignmentExpr;
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.CastExpr;
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.ClassDefinition;
+import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.CommentStatement;
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.ConcreteReference;
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.Expr;
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.ExprStatement;
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ public GapicClass generate(
     ClassDefinition classDef =
         ClassDefinition.builder()
             .setPackageString(pakkage)
-            .setHeaderCommentStatements(CommentComposer.AUTO_GENERATED_CLASS_COMMENT)
+            .setHeaderCommentStatements(createClassHeaderComments(service))
             .setAnnotations(createClassAnnotations())
             .setScope(ScopeNode.PUBLIC)
             .setName(className)
@@ -187,6 +188,15 @@ private static List<AnnotationNode> createClassAnnotations() {
             .build());
   }
 
+  private static List<CommentStatement> createClassHeaderComments(Service service) {
+    Optional<Method> methodOpt =
+        service.methods().isEmpty() ? Optional.empty() : Optional.of(service.methods().get(0));
+    return Arrays.asList(
+        CommentComposer.AUTO_GENERATED_CLASS_COMMENT,
+        ServiceStubSettingsCommentComposer.createClassHeaderComment(
+            String.format(STUB_PATTERN, service.name()), service.defaultHost(), methodOpt));
+  }
+
   private static TypeNode createExtendsType(Service service, Map<String, TypeNode> types) {
     TypeNode thisClassType = types.get(getThisClassName(service.name()));
     return TypeNode.withReference(
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsCommentComposer.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsCommentComposer.java
index 659c37d175..b272e90365 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsCommentComposer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsCommentComposer.java
@@ -17,17 +17,42 @@
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.CommentStatement;
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.JavaDocComment;
 import com.google.api.generator.engine.ast.LineComment;
+import com.google.api.generator.gapic.model.Method;
+import com.google.api.generator.gapic.utils.JavaStyle;
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 class ServiceStubSettingsCommentComposer {
+  private static final String COLON = ":";
+
   private static final String BUILDER_CLASS_DOC_PATTERN = "Builder for %s.";
   private static final String CALL_SETTINGS_METHOD_DOC_PATTERN =
       "Returns the object with the settings used for calls to %s.";
   private static final String CALL_SETTINGS_BUILDER_METHOD_DOC_PATTERN =
       "Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to %s.";
 
+  // Class header patterns.
+  private static final String CLASS_HEADER_SUMMARY_PATTERN =
+      "Settings class to configure an instance of {@link %s}.";
+  private static final String CLASS_HEADER_DEFAULT_ADDRESS_PORT_PATTERN =
+      "The default service address (%s) and default port (%d) are used.";
+  private static final String CLASS_HEADER_SAMPLE_CODE_PATTERN =
+      "For example, to set the total timeout of %s to 30 seconds:";
+
+  private static final String CLASS_HEADER_BUILDER_DESCRIPTION =
+      "The builder of this class is recursive, so contained classes are themselves builders. When"
+          + " build() is called, the tree of builders is called to create the complete settings"
+          + " object.";
+  private static final String CLASS_HEADER_DEFAULTS_DESCRIPTION =
+      "The default instance has everything set to sensible defaults:";
+  private static final String CLASS_HEADER_DEFAULTS_CREDENTIALS_DESCRIPTION =
+      "Credentials are acquired automatically through Application Default Credentials.";
+  private static final String CLASS_HEADER_DEFAULTS_RETRIES_DESCRIPTION =
+      "Retries are configured for idempotent methods but not for non-idempotent methods.";
+
   static final CommentStatement DEFAULT_SCOPES_COMMENT =
       toSimpleComment("The default scopes of the service.");
 
@@ -76,6 +101,43 @@ static CommentStatement createCallSettingsBuilderGetterComment(String javaMethod
     return toSimpleComment(String.format(CALL_SETTINGS_BUILDER_METHOD_DOC_PATTERN, javaMethodName));
   }
 
+  static CommentStatement createClassHeaderComment(
+      String configuredClassName, String defaultHost, Optional<Method> methodOpt) {
+    // Split default address and port.
+    int colonIndex = defaultHost.indexOf(COLON);
+    Preconditions.checkState(
+        colonIndex > 0 && colonIndex < defaultHost.length() - 1,
+        String.format(
+            "No valid address and port found for %s, expected a string formatted like"
+                + " localhost:8888",
+            defaultHost));
+    String defaultAddress = defaultHost.substring(0, colonIndex);
+    int defaultPort = Integer.parseInt(defaultHost.substring(colonIndex + 1));
+
+    JavaDocComment.Builder javaDocCommentBuilder =
+        JavaDocComment.builder()
+            .addUnescapedComment(String.format(CLASS_HEADER_SUMMARY_PATTERN, configuredClassName))
+            .addParagraph(CLASS_HEADER_DEFAULTS_DESCRIPTION)
+            .addUnorderedList(
+                Arrays.asList(
+                    String.format(
+                        CLASS_HEADER_DEFAULT_ADDRESS_PORT_PATTERN, defaultAddress, defaultPort),
+                    CLASS_HEADER_DEFAULTS_CREDENTIALS_DESCRIPTION,
+                    CLASS_HEADER_DEFAULTS_RETRIES_DESCRIPTION))
+            .addParagraph(CLASS_HEADER_BUILDER_DESCRIPTION);
+
+    if (methodOpt.isPresent()) {
+      javaDocCommentBuilder =
+          javaDocCommentBuilder.addParagraph(
+              String.format(
+                  CLASS_HEADER_SAMPLE_CODE_PATTERN,
+                  JavaStyle.toLowerCamelCase(methodOpt.get().name())));
+      // TODO(summerji): Add sample code here.
+    }
+
+    return CommentStatement.withComment(javaDocCommentBuilder.build());
+  }
+
   private static CommentStatement toSimpleComment(String comment) {
     return CommentStatement.withComment(JavaDocComment.withComment(comment));
   }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposerTest.java
index 1415ba3fd7..2003af7eb2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/generator/gapic/composer/ServiceStubSettingsClassComposerTest.java
@@ -229,6 +229,26 @@ private static List<Service> parseServices(
           + "import org.threeten.bp.Duration;\n"
           + "\n"
           + "// AUTO-GENERATED DOCUMENTATION AND CLASS.\n"
+          + "/**\n"
+          + " * Settings class to configure an instance of {@link EchoStub}.\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>The default instance has everything set to sensible defaults:\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <ul>\n"
+          + " *   <li>The default service address (localhost) and default port (7469) are used.\n"
+          + " *   <li>Credentials are acquired automatically through Application Default"
+          + " Credentials.\n"
+          + " *   <li>Retries are configured for idempotent methods but not for non-idempotent"
+          + " methods.\n"
+          + " * </ul>\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>The builder of this class is recursive, so contained classes are themselves"
+          + " builders. When\n"
+          + " * build() is called, the tree of builders is called to create the complete settings"
+          + " object.\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>For example, to set the total timeout of echo to 30 seconds:\n"
+          + " */\n"
           + "@BetaApi\n"
           + "@Generated(\"by gapic-generator-java\")\n"
           + "public class EchoStubSettings extends StubSettings<EchoStubSettings> {\n"
@@ -769,6 +789,27 @@ private static List<Service> parseServices(
           + "import org.threeten.bp.Duration;\n"
           + "\n"
           + "// AUTO-GENERATED DOCUMENTATION AND CLASS.\n"
+          + "/**\n"
+          + " * Settings class to configure an instance of {@link LoggingServiceV2Stub}.\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>The default instance has everything set to sensible defaults:\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <ul>\n"
+          + " *   <li>The default service address (logging.googleapis.com) and default port (443)"
+          + " are used.\n"
+          + " *   <li>Credentials are acquired automatically through Application Default"
+          + " Credentials.\n"
+          + " *   <li>Retries are configured for idempotent methods but not for non-idempotent"
+          + " methods.\n"
+          + " * </ul>\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>The builder of this class is recursive, so contained classes are themselves"
+          + " builders. When\n"
+          + " * build() is called, the tree of builders is called to create the complete settings"
+          + " object.\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>For example, to set the total timeout of deleteLog to 30 seconds:\n"
+          + " */\n"
           + "@BetaApi\n"
           + "@Generated(\"by gapic-generator-java\")\n"
           + "public class LoggingServiceV2StubSettings extends"
@@ -1488,6 +1529,27 @@ private static List<Service> parseServices(
           + "import org.threeten.bp.Duration;\n"
           + "\n"
           + "// AUTO-GENERATED DOCUMENTATION AND CLASS.\n"
+          + "/**\n"
+          + " * Settings class to configure an instance of {@link PublisherStub}.\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>The default instance has everything set to sensible defaults:\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <ul>\n"
+          + " *   <li>The default service address (pubsub.googleapis.com) and default port (443)"
+          + " are used.\n"
+          + " *   <li>Credentials are acquired automatically through Application Default"
+          + " Credentials.\n"
+          + " *   <li>Retries are configured for idempotent methods but not for non-idempotent"
+          + " methods.\n"
+          + " * </ul>\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>The builder of this class is recursive, so contained classes are themselves"
+          + " builders. When\n"
+          + " * build() is called, the tree of builders is called to create the complete settings"
+          + " object.\n"
+          + " *\n"
+          + " * <p>For example, to set the total timeout of createTopic to 30 seconds:\n"
+          + " */\n"
           + "@BetaApi\n"
           + "@Generated(\"by gapic-generator-java\")\n"
           + "public class PublisherStubSettings extends StubSettings<PublisherStubSettings> {\n"