diff --git a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_java/Functions.java b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_java/Functions.java
index 7d63d8a5..78c64418 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_java/Functions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/snowflake/snowpark_java/Functions.java
@@ -4327,6 +4327,7 @@ public static Column locate(Column substr, Column str, int pos) {
 
   /**
    * Locate the position of the first occurrence of substr in a string column, after position pos.
+   * default to 1.
    *
    * <pre>{@code
    * DataFrame df = getSession().sql("select * from values ('abcd') as T(s)");
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/snowflake/snowpark/functions.scala b/src/main/scala/com/snowflake/snowpark/functions.scala
index 3ba8df46..8526805c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/snowflake/snowpark/functions.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/snowflake/snowpark/functions.scala
@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ object functions {
    * @since 1.14.0
    * @param substr string to search
    * @param str value where string will be searched
-   * @param pos index for starting the search
+   * @param pos index for starting the search. default to 1.
    * @return Returns the position of the first occurrence
    */
   def locate(substr: String, str: Column, pos: Int = 1): Column =