diff --git a/examples/widgets/doc/src/fademessage.qdoc b/examples/widgets/doc/src/fademessage.qdoc
index 2a88c80ff2..d3c2494556 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/doc/src/fademessage.qdoc
+++ b/examples/widgets/doc/src/fademessage.qdoc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     \example effects/fademessage
     \title Fade Message Effect Example
     \ingroup examples-graphicsview-graphicseffects
-    \brief Demonstrates how to appliy effects on items in the view
+    \brief Demonstrates how to apply effects on items in the view
 
     \div { style="text-align: left"}
     \inlineimage fademessageeffect-example.png