diff --git a/crates/polars-plan/src/dsl/mod.rs b/crates/polars-plan/src/dsl/mod.rs
index cdcfd2ecf7f64..a38b7b2d200ec 100644
--- a/crates/polars-plan/src/dsl/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/polars-plan/src/dsl/mod.rs
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ impl Expr {
     }
 
     /// Returns the `k` largest rows by given column.
+    ///
+    /// For single column, use [`Expr::top_k`].
     #[cfg(feature = "top_k")]
     pub fn top_k_by<K: Into<Expr>, E: AsRef<[IE]>, IE: Into<Expr> + Clone, G: AsRef<[bool]>>(
         self,
@@ -459,7 +461,9 @@ impl Expr {
         self.apply_many_private(FunctionExpr::TopK(true), &[k], false, false)
     }
 
-    /// Returns the `k` largest rows by given column.
+    /// Returns the `k` smallest rows by given column.
+    ///
+    /// For single column, use [`Expr::bottom_k`].
     #[cfg(feature = "top_k")]
     pub fn bottom_k_by<K: Into<Expr>, E: AsRef<[IE]>, IE: Into<Expr> + Clone, G: AsRef<[bool]>>(
         self,