diff --git a/docker/api/container.py b/docker/api/container.py
index d1b870f9c2..bc4faebbd3 100644
--- a/docker/api/container.py
+++ b/docker/api/container.py
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ def top(self, container, ps_args=None):
             ps_args (str): An optional arguments passed to ps (e.g. ``aux``)
 
         Returns:
-            (str): The output of the top
+            (dict): The output of the top
 
         Raises:
             :py:class:`docker.errors.APIError`
diff --git a/docker/models/containers.py b/docker/models/containers.py
index 9c9e92c90f..9f7ae2f618 100644
--- a/docker/models/containers.py
+++ b/docker/models/containers.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def top(self, **kwargs):
             ps_args (str): An optional arguments passed to ps (e.g. ``aux``)
 
         Returns:
-            (str): The output of the top
+            (dict): The output of the top
 
         Raises:
             :py:class:`docker.errors.APIError`