diff --git a/src/components/input/input.ts b/src/components/input/input.ts
index 83def536f5..a0eb9f44a5 100644
--- a/src/components/input/input.ts
+++ b/src/components/input/input.ts
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ export class TextInput extends InputBase {
  *    <ion-label floating>Description</ion-label>
  *    <ion-textarea></ion-textarea>
  *  </ion-item>
+ * 
+ * <ion-item>
+ *    <ion-label>Long Description</ion-label>
+ *    <ion-textarea rows="6" placeholder="enter long description here..."></ion-textarea>
+ *  </ion-item>
  * ```
  *
  * @demo /docs/v2/demos/textarea/