diff --git a/components/cli/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish b/components/cli/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
index 00255bc0ae..a1eac31df7 100644
--- a/components/cli/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
+++ b/components/cli/contrib/completion/fish/docker.fish
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from commit' -l run -d 'Conf
 complete -c docker -A -f -n '__fish_seen_subcommand_from commit' -a '(__fish_print_docker_containers all)' -d "Container"
 
 # cp
-complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a cp -d 'Copy files/folders from the containers filesystem to the host path'
+complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a cp -d 'Copy files/folders from a container's filesystem to the host path'
 
 # diff
 complete -c docker -f -n '__fish_docker_no_subcommand' -a diff -d "Inspect changes on a container's filesystem"
diff --git a/components/cli/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md b/components/cli/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
index 1b67b216f4..600a89b68a 100644
--- a/components/cli/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
+++ b/components/cli/docs/sources/reference/commandline/cli.md
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ maintainable way.
 
 ## cp
 
-Copy files/folders from the containers filesystem to the host
+Copy files/folders from a container's filesystem to the host
 path.  Paths are relative to the root of the filesystem.
 
     Usage: docker cp CONTAINER:PATH HOSTPATH