diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_doc.py b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_doc.py
index 4c7b591f785..f180b2d1578 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_doc.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/plotly/express/_doc.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def make_docstring(fn, override_dict={}, append_dict={}):
         param_desc_list = param_doc[1:]
         param_desc = (
             tw.fill(" ".join(param_desc_list or ""))
-            if param in docs
+            if param in docs or param in override_dict
             else "(documentation missing from map)"
         )