diff --git a/packages/core-components/api-report.md b/packages/core-components/api-report.md
index 6b6a4c1b6d..63c10f3387 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/core-components/api-report.md
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ import { WithStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
// @public
export function AlertDisplay(props: AlertDisplayProps): JSX.Element | null;
-// @public (undocumented)
+// Warning: (tsdoc-param-tag-with-invalid-name) The @param block should be followed by a valid parameter name: The identifier cannot non-word characters
+// Warning: (tsdoc-param-tag-with-invalid-name) The @param block should be followed by a valid parameter name: The identifier cannot non-word characters
+//
+// @public
export type AlertDisplayProps = {
anchorOrigin?: {
vertical: 'top' | 'bottom';
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/AlertDisplay/AlertDisplay.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/AlertDisplay/AlertDisplay.tsx
index e5b939fe27..db90952104 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/AlertDisplay/AlertDisplay.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/AlertDisplay/AlertDisplay.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
* @param transientTimeoutMs - Number of milliseconds a transient alert will stay open for. Default value is 5000
*
* @example
- *
+ * Here's some examples:
+ * ```
* // This example shows the default usage, the SnackBar will show up at the top in the center and any transient messages will stay open for 5000ms
*
*
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
*
* // If you want to just set the time a transientTimeoutMs, you can do that like this:
*
+ * ```
*/
// TODO: improve on this and promote to a shared component for use by all apps.