diff --git a/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/api-gen/extraction/interpolate_code_examples.ts b/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/api-gen/extraction/interpolate_code_examples.ts
index 91e9ac1df59..094902c1b00 100644
--- a/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/api-gen/extraction/interpolate_code_examples.ts
+++ b/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/api-gen/extraction/interpolate_code_examples.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const MD_CTYPE_MAP: {[key in FileType]: string} = {
 export function interpolateCodeExamples(entries: DocEntry[]): void {
   for (const entry of entries) {
     entry.rawComment = replaceExample(entry.rawComment);
+    entry.description = replaceExample(entry.description);
 
     for (const jsdocTag of entry.jsdocTags) {
       jsdocTag.comment = replaceExample(jsdocTag.comment);
diff --git a/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/api-gen/extraction/test/interpolate_code_examples.spec.ts b/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/api-gen/extraction/test/interpolate_code_examples.spec.ts
index 3cd40b38abc..c0aa3780f16 100644
--- a/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/api-gen/extraction/test/interpolate_code_examples.spec.ts
+++ b/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/api-gen/extraction/test/interpolate_code_examples.spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const tsMdBlock = (code: string) => '```angular-ts\n' + code + '\n```';
 const htmlMdBlock = (code: string) => '```angular-html\n' + code + '\n```';
 
 const entriesBuilder = (comment: string): DocEntry[] => [
-  {jsdocTags: [], rawComment: comment} as unknown as DocEntry,
+  {jsdocTags: [], rawComment: comment, description: ''} as unknown as DocEntry,
 ];
 
 const getComment = (entries: DocEntry[]) => entries[0].rawComment;
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ describe('interpolate_code_examples', () => {
           },
         ],
         rawComment: `{@example dummy/jsdocs_raw.ts region='function'}`,
+        description: `{@example dummy/jsdocs_raw.ts region='function'}`,
       },
     ];