diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_lens.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_lens.ts
index 17f426a7e07de..765ff50728228 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_lens.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_lens.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function savedLens(): ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
       },
       palette: {
         types: ['palette'],
-        help: 'abc',
+        help: argHelp.palette!,
         required: false,
       },
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/i18n/functions/dict/saved_lens.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/i18n/functions/dict/saved_lens.ts
index 1121aa43f3509..d14aff16a864c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/i18n/functions/dict/saved_lens.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/i18n/functions/dict/saved_lens.ts
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@ export const help: FunctionHelp<FunctionFactory<typeof savedLens>> = {
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.canvas.functions.savedLens.args.titleHelpText', {
       defaultMessage: `The title for the Lens visualization object`,
     }),
+    palette: i18n.translate('xpack.canvas.functions.savedLens.args.paletteHelpText', {
+      defaultMessage: `The palette used for the Lens visualization`,
+    }),
   },
 };