diff --git a/docs/gl_objects/projects.py b/docs/gl_objects/projects.py
index 6cdd26072..4a6f3ad37 100644
--- a/docs/gl_objects/projects.py
+++ b/docs/gl_objects/projects.py
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@
 # end repository tree
 
 # repository blob
-file_content = p.repository_blob('master', 'README.rst')
+items = project.repository_tree(path='docs', ref='branch1')
+file_info = p.repository_blob(items[0]['id'])
+content = base64.b64decode(file_info['content'])
+size = file_info['size']
 # end repository blob
 
 # repository raw_blob
diff --git a/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst b/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst
index 8465eb9ac..eb15a3bf1 100644
--- a/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst
+++ b/docs/gl_objects/projects.rst
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ List the repository tree:
    :start-after: # repository tree
    :end-before: # end repository tree
 
-Get the content of a file for a commit:
+Get the content and metadata of a file for a commit, using a blob sha:
 
 .. literalinclude:: projects.py
    :start-after: # repository blob
diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects.py b/gitlab/v4/objects.py
index a57adffed..5a3f17c42 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects.py
@@ -2024,7 +2024,7 @@ def repository_tree(self, path='', ref='', **kwargs):
     @cli.register_custom_action('Project', ('sha', ))
     @exc.on_http_error(exc.GitlabGetError)
     def repository_blob(self, sha, **kwargs):
-        """Return a blob by blob SHA.
+        """Return a file by blob SHA.
 
         Args:
             sha(str): ID of the blob
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ def repository_blob(self, sha, **kwargs):
             GitlabGetError: If the server failed to perform the request
 
         Returns:
-            str: The blob metadata
+            dict: The blob content and metadata
         """
 
         path = '/projects/%s/repository/blobs/%s' % (self.get_id(), sha)