diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 20a04987..9d911410 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ var Editor = function(renderer, session) {
     /**
      * Emitted when text is pasted.
      * @event paste
-     * @param {String} text The pasted text
+     * @param {Object} an object which contains one property, `text`, that represents the text to be pasted. Editing this property will alter the text that is pasted.
      *
      *
      **/