diff --git a/packages/@ember/-internals/glimmer/lib/components/-link-to.ts b/packages/@ember/-internals/glimmer/lib/components/-link-to.ts
index 0eb5e874223..4be618d267b 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/-internals/glimmer/lib/components/-link-to.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/-internals/glimmer/lib/components/-link-to.ts
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ const LinkComponent = EmberComponent.extend({
    * link-to-external component extends the link-to component.
    *
    * @method assertLinkToOrigin
+   * @public
    */
   assertLinkToOrigin() {
     assert(
diff --git a/tests/docs/expected.js b/tests/docs/expected.js
index 33df88a6323..48245ae8c15 100644
--- a/tests/docs/expected.js
+++ b/tests/docs/expected.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'arrayContentWillChange',
     'assert',
     'assertDestroyablesDestroyed',
+    'assertLinkToOrigin',
     'assign',
     'associateDestroyableChild',
     'asyncEnd',