diff --git a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
index 757560d8fa..46bf3167c4 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
+++ b/src/components/item/item-sliding.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ const enum SlidingState {
  *     <ion-item>
  *       Item
  *     </ion-item>
- *     <ion-item-options>
+ *     <ion-item-options side="left">
  *       <button (click)="favorite(item)">Favorite</button>
  *       <button danger (click)="share(item)">Share</button>
  *     </ion-item-options>