diff --git a/docs/client_reference.rst b/docs/client_reference.rst
index 4fefc76c5c0..1d17717521a 100644
--- a/docs/client_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/client_reference.rst
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ manually.
 
       :param int code: closing code
 
-      :param message: optional payload of *pong* message,
+      :param message: optional payload of *close* message,
          :class:`str` (converted to *UTF-8* encoded bytes) or :class:`bytes`.
 
    .. comethod:: receive()
diff --git a/docs/web_reference.rst b/docs/web_reference.rst
index c8fbedfa9c6..cbfef241603 100644
--- a/docs/web_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/web_reference.rst
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ WebSocketResponse
 
       :param int code: closing code
 
-      :param message: optional payload of *pong* message,
+      :param message: optional payload of *close* message,
                       :class:`str` (converted to *UTF-8* encoded bytes)
                       or :class:`bytes`.