diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
index 522605bba..fe8541e77 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webengineelem.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class WebEngineElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
         self._js_call('set_value', value)
 
     def caret_position(self):
+        """Get the text caret position for the current element"""
         return self._js_dict.get('caret_position', 0)
 
     def insert_text(self, text):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
index e130e4623..4ddaf5e51 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkitelem.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class WebKitElement(webelem.AbstractWebElement):
             self._elem.evaluateJavaScript("this.value='{}'".format(value))
 
     def caret_position(self):
+        """Get the text caret position for the current element"""
         self._check_vanished()
         pos = self._elem.evaluateJavaScript('this.selectionStart')
         assert isinstance(pos, (int, float, type(None)))