diff --git a/framework/doc/content/source/actions/MaterialOutputAction.md b/framework/doc/content/source/actions/MaterialOutputAction.md
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index 000000000000..404d778629e7
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# MaterialOutputAction
+
+!syntax description /Outputs/MaterialOutputAction
+
+This [Action.md] is used to output the material properties computed by a [Material](syntax/Materials/index.md)
+or a [FunctorMaterial](syntax/FunctorMaterials/index.md) to an auxiliary variable.
+Vector, tensor, and array-valued properties can be output to variables prefixed with the component or index.
+
+!syntax parameters /Outputs/MaterialOutputAction
diff --git a/framework/src/actions/MaterialOutputAction.C b/framework/src/actions/MaterialOutputAction.C
index 762bc7b6dc86..0abd7282a170 100644
--- a/framework/src/actions/MaterialOutputAction.C
+++ b/framework/src/actions/MaterialOutputAction.C
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ InputParameters
 MaterialOutputAction::validParams()
 {
   InputParameters params = Action::validParams();
+  params.addClassDescription("Outputs material properties to various Outputs objects, based on the "
+                             "parameters set in each Material");
   /// A flag to tell this action whether or not to print the unsupported properties
   /// Note: A derived class can set this to false, override materialOutput and output
   ///       a particular property that is not supported by this class.