diff --git a/src/wp-includes/category.php b/src/wp-includes/category.php
index 5dc35cf6b5737..d1c43274d704b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/category.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/category.php
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ function get_categories( $args = '' ) {
  *                             correspond to a WP_Term object, an associative array, or a numeric array,
  *                             respectively. Default OBJECT.
  * @param string     $filter   Optional. How to sanitize category fields. Default 'raw'.
- * @return object|array|WP_Error|null Category data in type defined by $output parameter.
- *                                    WP_Error if $category is empty, null if it does not exist.
+ * @return WP_Term|array|WP_Error|null Category data in type defined by $output parameter.
+ *                                     Returns a WP_Term object with backwards compatible property aliases filled in.
+ *                                     WP_Error if $category is empty, null if it does not exist.
  */
 function get_category( $category, $output = OBJECT, $filter = 'raw' ) {
 	$category = get_term( $category, 'category', $output, $filter );