diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 08d9191d72a8aa..ac7278953e658b 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -1952,13 +1952,13 @@ def to_json(self, path_or_buf=None, orient=None, date_format=None,
             * Series
 
               - default is 'index'
-              - allowed values are: {'split','records','index'}
+              - allowed values are: {'split','records','index','table'}
 
             * DataFrame
 
               - default is 'columns'
               - allowed values are:
-                {'split','records','index','columns','values'}
+                {'split','records','index','columns','values','table'}
 
             * The format of the JSON string