diff --git a/doc/changes/dev/13891.other.rst b/doc/changes/dev/13891.other.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c60a55c67d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/dev/13891.other.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed the ``fun`` shape description in :meth:`mne.Epochs.apply_function`'s docstring, by :newcontrib:`Bhargav Kowshik`.
diff --git a/doc/changes/names.inc b/doc/changes/names.inc
index e20fad63acb..86644392e3b 100644
--- a/doc/changes/names.inc
+++ b/doc/changes/names.inc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 .. _Beige Jin: https://github.com/BeiGeJin
 .. _Ben Beasley: https://github.com/musicinmybrain
 .. _Benedikt Ehinger: https://www.benediktehinger.de
+.. _Bhargav Kowshik: https://github.com/bkowshik
 .. _Bradley Voytek: https://github.com/voytek
 .. _Britta Westner: https://britta-wstnr.github.io
 .. _Bruno Aristimunha: https://bruaristimunha.github.io
diff --git a/mne/epochs.py b/mne/epochs.py
index 8aaf1316305..442359f3d65 100644
--- a/mne/epochs.py
+++ b/mne/epochs.py
@@ -1974,7 +1974,7 @@ def apply_function(
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        %(fun_applyfun)s
+        %(fun_applyfun_epochs)s
         %(picks_all_data_noref)s
         %(dtype_applyfun)s
         %(n_jobs)s Ignored if ``channel_wise=False`` as the workload
diff --git a/mne/utils/docs.py b/mne/utils/docs.py
index fac59e0852f..98fac7232ae 100644
--- a/mne/utils/docs.py
+++ b/mne/utils/docs.py
@@ -1919,6 +1919,11 @@ def _reflow_param_docstring(docstring, has_first_line=True, width=75):
 docdict["fun_applyfun"] = applyfun_fun_base.format(
     " if ``channel_wise=True`` and ``(len(picks), n_times)`` otherwise"
 )
+docdict["fun_applyfun_epochs"] = applyfun_fun_base.format(
+    " if ``channel_wise=True`` (because it will apply to 1-D"
+    " slices along the times axis) and"
+    " ``(n_epochs, len(picks), n_times)`` otherwise"
+)
 docdict["fun_applyfun_evoked"] = applyfun_fun_base.format(
     " because it will apply channel-wise"
 )