diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 340360f9cdd28..464fcf2cadd3a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Detect breaking changes on pull requests ([#9044](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/9044))
 - Add cluster primary balance contraint for rebalancing with buffer ([#12656](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12656))
 - [Remote Store] Make translog transfer timeout configurable ([#12704](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12704))
+- [Remote Store] Reallow index & cluster default Refresh Interval to be set as -1 ([#12992](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12992))
 
 ### Dependencies
 - Bump `org.apache.commons:commons-configuration2` from 2.10.0 to 2.10.1 ([#12896](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch/pull/12896))
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
index 4882539510f26..072faf7ae4053 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/shard/IndexShard.java
@@ -4485,8 +4485,8 @@ public Durability getTranslogDurability() {
     private final AtomicBoolean flushOrRollRunning = new AtomicBoolean();
 
     /**
-     * Tests whether or not the shard should be Refreshed, if number of translog files breaches the
-     * threshold count determined by {@code index.translog.max_uncommitted_files_threshold}
+     * Checks if the shard need to be Refreshed depending on Translog constraints.
+     * Each Translog type can have it's own decider
      * @return {@code true} if the shard should be Refreshed
      */
     public boolean shouldRefreshShard() {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/RemoteFsTranslog.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/RemoteFsTranslog.java
index 4f38363d6a353..025751e18d71e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/RemoteFsTranslog.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/translog/RemoteFsTranslog.java
@@ -654,9 +654,9 @@ int availablePermits() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Tests whether or not the shard should be Refreshed.
-     * This test is based on the number of Translog files compared to configured number of Translog files threshold
-     *
+     * Checks whether or not the shard should be Refreshed.
+     * This checks if number of translog files breaches the threshold count determined by
+     * {@code cluster.remote_store.max_referenced_translog_files} setting
      * @return {@code true} if the shard should be Refreshed
      */
     @Override