diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 3984e30823bd40bab2fd90189eb66e635899c978..431f7a001591ed0947b851feac32df880d46469c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # DEVELOPMENT VERSION
 
+* Add missing documentation for sce argument in getCounts
+
 ## Version 1.9.8 (2019-10-11)
 
 * Add Kersplat simulation! Still experimental but is useable.
diff --git a/R/SCE-functions.R b/R/SCE-functions.R
index 609345b5f03cf2884010333b56dc728d2b4fcb09..b03b17b3d3b4206615f3579120bfa0b7daaebbe9 100644
--- a/R/SCE-functions.R
+++ b/R/SCE-functions.R
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ addGeneLengths <- function(sce, method = c("generate", "sample"), loc = 7.9,
 #' Get counts matrix from a SingleCellExperiment object. If counts is missing
 #' a warning is issued and the first assay is returned.
 #'
-#' @param sce
+#' @param sce SingleCellExperiment object
 #'
 #' @return Counts matrix
 getCounts <- function(sce) {
diff --git a/man/getCounts.Rd b/man/getCounts.Rd
index 4117bbd488f154decd0caef508d3a64d51e968a0..2f4f04f8c2e45b78913ae653499938913a0d6c40 100644
--- a/man/getCounts.Rd
+++ b/man/getCounts.Rd
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 getCounts(sce)
 }
 \arguments{
-\item{sce}{}
+\item{sce}{SingleCellExperiment object}
 }
 \value{
 Counts matrix