diff --git a/.changeset/shy-brooms-hide.md b/.changeset/shy-brooms-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6bbd89e6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shy-brooms-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-signals-react': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-signals': patch
+---
+
+fixed typo in docs
diff --git a/plugins/signals-react/README.md b/plugins/signals-react/README.md
index 4da9338866..df8321db24 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-react/README.md
+++ b/plugins/signals-react/README.md
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ You can also use the signal API directly. This allows more fine-grained control
 subscriptions.
 
 ```ts
-import { signalsApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-signals-react';
+import { signalApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-signals-react';
 
-const signals = useApi(signalsApiRef);
+const signals = useApi(signalApiRef);
 const { unsubscribe } = signals.subscribe(
   'myplugin:channel',
   (message: JsonObject) => {
diff --git a/plugins/signals/README.md b/plugins/signals/README.md
index 7b96da32f1..38dc18808b 100644
--- a/plugins/signals/README.md
+++ b/plugins/signals/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ const app = createApp({
 Now you can utilize the API from other plugins using the `@backstage/plugin-signals-react` package or simply by:
 
 ```ts
-import { signalsApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-signals-react';
+import { signalApiRef } from '@backstage/plugin-signals-react';
 
-const signals = useApi(signalsApiRef);
+const signals = useApi(signalApiRef);
 const { unsubscribe } = signals.subscribe(
   'myplugin:topic',
   (message: JsonObject) => {