diff --git a/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts b/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
index e3a2e589ae..cdb2de7a02 100644
--- a/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/toolbar/toolbar.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class ToolbarBase extends Ion  {
  *
  *  ```
  *
- * @property {any} [placement] - set position of the toolbar, top or bottom
+ * @property {any} [placement] - set position of the toolbar, top or bottom. If not set, defautls to top.
  * @demo /docs/v2/demos/toolbar/
  * @see {@link ../../navbar/Navbar/ Navbar API Docs}
  */