diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index 00866f2..00a4ba2 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@
 
     /**
      * Sets a mask for the displayObject. A mask is an object that limits the visibility of an object to the shape of the mask applied to it.
-     * In PIXI a regular mask must be a PIXI.Graphics object. This allows for much faster masking in canvas as it utilises shape clipping.
+     * In PIXI a regular mask must be a PIXI.Graphics or a PIXI.Sprite object. This allows for much faster masking in canvas as it utilises shape clipping.
      * To remove a mask, set this property to null.
      *
-     * @member {Graphics}
+     * @member {Graphics | Sprite}
      * @memberof PIXI.DisplayObject#
      */
     mask: {