diff --git a/src/ol/layer/imagelayer.js b/src/ol/layer/imagelayer.js
index f4b3a23cee..36f96b4c13 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/imagelayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/imagelayer.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ goog.inherits(ol.layer.Image, ol.layer.Layer);
 
 
 /**
+ * Return the associated {@link ol.source.Image source} of the image layer.
  * @function
  * @return {ol.source.Image} Source.
  * @api stable