diff --git a/docs/filters.rst b/docs/filters.rst
index cef28b8b95..57fef0028d 100644
--- a/docs/filters.rst
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@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ will return a new :class:`BlockFilter` object.
 ``TransactionFilter`` is a subclass of :class:`Filter`.
 
 You can setup a filter for new blocks using ``web3.eth.filter('pending')`` which
-will return a new :class:`BlockFilter` object.
+will return a new :class:`TransactionFilter` object.
 
     .. code-block:: python
 
diff --git a/newsfragments/2444.doc.rst b/newsfragments/2444.doc.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Doc fix: Pending transaction filter returns a ``TransactionFilter`` not a ``BlockFilter``