diff --git a/src/traces/funnelarea/index.js b/src/traces/funnelarea/index.js
index f8b6790e736..ade061c3328 100644
--- a/src/traces/funnelarea/index.js
+++ b/src/traces/funnelarea/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
     meta: {
         description: [
-            'TODO'
+            'Visualize stages in a process using area-encoded trapezoids. This trace can be used',
+            'to show data in a part-to-whole representation similar to a "pie" trace, wherein',
+            'each item appears in a single stage. See also the "funnel" trace type for a different',
+            'approach to visualizing funnel data.'
         ].join(' ')
     }
 };