diff --git a/doc/classes/Tree.xml b/doc/classes/Tree.xml
index 5c24df5be2f..ae8bdace735 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Tree.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Tree.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="create_item">
-			<return type="Object">
+			<return type="TreeItem">
 			</return>
 			<argument index="0" name="parent" type="Object" default="null">
 			</argument>
diff --git a/scene/gui/tree.h b/scene/gui/tree.h
index 5af66c5faa9..205cdbfb7e8 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tree.h
+++ b/scene/gui/tree.h
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
 	//bind helpers
-	Object *_create_item(Object *p_parent, int p_idx = -1) {
+	TreeItem *_create_item(Object *p_parent, int p_idx = -1) {
 		return create_item(Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_parent), p_idx);
 	}