diff --git a/docs/option/columns.createdCell.xml b/docs/option/columns.createdCell.xml
index 9eabc36a3..e44e8662b 100644
--- a/docs/option/columns.createdCell.xml
+++ b/docs/option/columns.createdCell.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			The `tag TD` node that has been created
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter type="node" name="cellData">
-			The data that will be displayed in the cell. If you use `dt-init columns.render` to modify the data, the modified data will be given here. If you need to access the raw data, use the `rowData` parameter for this function.
+			Cell data. If you use `dt-init columns.render` to modify the data, use `$(cell).html()` to get and modify the rendered data. The information given here is the original and unmodified data from the data source.
 		</parameter>
 		<parameter type="node" name="rowData">
 			Data source object / array for the whole row
diff --git a/js/core/core.draw.js b/js/core/core.draw.js
index 8a0bf05e7..72804380c 100644
--- a/js/core/core.draw.js
+++ b/js/core/core.draw.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function _fnCreateTr ( oSettings, iRow, nTrIn, anTds )
 			if ( oCol.fnCreatedCell )
 			{
 				oCol.fnCreatedCell.call( oSettings.oInstance,
-					nTd, _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, i, 'display' ), rowData, iRow, i
+					nTd, _fnGetCellData( oSettings, iRow, i ), rowData, iRow, i
 				);
 			}
 		}