diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bc198ddda1..161a78e9e66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -470,4 +470,5 @@ Released with 1.0.0-beta.37 code base.
 - Emit subscription id with connect event when creating a subscription (#4300)
 - Introduced new configuration "blockHeaderTimeout" for waiting of block headers for transaction receipt  (#3891)
 - Format `block.baseFeePerGas` to number (#4330)
+- Correct `web3-eth-personal.sendTransaction` example in documentation (#4409)
 - Updated README to include Webpack 5 angular support instructions (#4174)
diff --git a/docs/web3-eth-personal.rst b/docs/web3-eth-personal.rst
index acc91fb9122..dce5e922735 100644
--- a/docs/web3-eth-personal.rst
+++ b/docs/web3-eth-personal.rst
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Example
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
-    web3.eth.sendTransaction({
+    web3.eth.personal.sendTransaction({
         from: "0xEB014f8c8B418Db6b45774c326A0E64C78914dC0",
         gasPrice: "20000000000",
         gas: "21000",