diff --git a/docs/api/enum/WdTableDirection.rst b/docs/api/enum/WdTableDirection.rst
index 9a7b66c45..c93a60b92 100644
--- a/docs/api/enum/WdTableDirection.rst
+++ b/docs/api/enum/WdTableDirection.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Example::
     from docx.enum.table import WD_TABLE_DIRECTION
 
     table = document.add_table(3, 3)
-    table.direction = WD_TABLE_DIRECTION.RTL
+    table.table_direction = WD_TABLE_DIRECTION.RTL
 
 ----
 
diff --git a/src/docx/enum/table.py b/src/docx/enum/table.py
index eb1eb9dc0..9195ccae8 100644
--- a/src/docx/enum/table.py
+++ b/src/docx/enum/table.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class WD_TABLE_DIRECTION(BaseEnum):
         from docx.enum.table import WD_TABLE_DIRECTION
 
         table = document.add_table(3, 3)
-        table.direction = WD_TABLE_DIRECTION.RTL
+        table.table_direction = WD_TABLE_DIRECTION.RTL
 
     MS API name: `WdTableDirection`