diff --git a/src/Badge/README.md b/src/Badge/README.md
index 65dbf6be44..8dfbb00799 100644
--- a/src/Badge/README.md
+++ b/src/Badge/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Table below contains all types of the props available in Badge component.
 
 | Name          | Type                  | Default         | Description                      |
 | :------------ | :---------------------| :-------------- | :------------------------------- |
-| **children**  | `React.Node`          |                 | The content of the Badge.
+| children      | `React.Node`          |                 | The content of the Badge.
 | dataTest      | `string`              |                 | Optional prop for testing purposes.
 | icon          | `React.Node`          |                 | The displayed icon on the left.
 | type          | [`enum`](#enum)       | `"neutral"`     | The color type of the Badge.
diff --git a/src/Badge/index.js.flow b/src/Badge/index.js.flow
index a6c809c5f8..c31776ce14 100644
--- a/src/Badge/index.js.flow
+++ b/src/Badge/index.js.flow
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export type Type =
   | "criticalInverted";
 
 export type Props = {|
-  +children: React$Node,
+  +children?: React$Node,
   +type?: Type,
   +icon?: React$Node,
   +ariaLabel?: string,
diff --git a/src/NotificationBadge/NotificationBadge.stories.js b/src/NotificationBadge/NotificationBadge.stories.js
index c5dc1f2629..9b6a38a383 100644
--- a/src/NotificationBadge/NotificationBadge.stories.js
+++ b/src/NotificationBadge/NotificationBadge.stories.js
@@ -126,9 +126,15 @@ storiesOf("NotificationBadge", module)
       const type = select("Type", Object.values(TYPE_OPTIONS), TYPE_OPTIONS.INFO);
       const dataTest = text("dataTest", "test");
       const ariaLabel = text("ariaLabel", "additional information for screen readers");
+      const Icon = getIcon(getIcons("Airplane"));
 
       return (
-        <NotificationBadge type={type} dataTest={dataTest} ariaLabel={ariaLabel}>
+        <NotificationBadge
+          type={type}
+          dataTest={dataTest}
+          ariaLabel={ariaLabel}
+          icon={Icon && <Icon />}
+        >
           {content}
         </NotificationBadge>
       );
diff --git a/src/NotificationBadge/README.md b/src/NotificationBadge/README.md
index dd720417af..4993edf548 100644
--- a/src/NotificationBadge/README.md
+++ b/src/NotificationBadge/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Table below contains all types of the props available in NotificationBadge compo
 
 | Name          | Type                  | Default         | Description                      |
 | :------------ | :---------------------| :-------------- | :------------------------------- |
-| **children**  | `React.Node`          |                 | The content of the NotificationBadge.
+| children      | `React.Node`          |                 | The content of the NotificationBadge.
 | dataTest      | `string`              |                 | Optional prop for testing purposes.
 | icon          | `React.Node`          |                 | The displayed icon on the left.
 | type          | [`enum`](#enum)       | `"neutral"`     | The color type of the NotificationBadge.
diff --git a/src/NotificationBadge/index.js.flow b/src/NotificationBadge/index.js.flow
index 95e9bea434..e61a4160b2 100644
--- a/src/NotificationBadge/index.js.flow
+++ b/src/NotificationBadge/index.js.flow
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { Globals } from "../common/common.js.flow";
 import type { Type } from "../Badge/index.js.flow";
 
 export type Props = {|
-  +children: React$Node,
+  +children?: React$Node,
   +type?: Type,
   +icon?: React$Node,
   +ariaLabel?: string,