diff --git a/src/core/services/theming/theming.js b/src/core/services/theming/theming.js
index 7c633b50e8e..d8663474ff4 100644
--- a/src/core/services/theming/theming.js
+++ b/src/core/services/theming/theming.js
@@ -532,6 +532,12 @@ function ThemingProvider($mdColorPalette, $$mdMetaProvider) {
    *     restrict: 'e',
    *     link: function(scope, el, attrs) {
    *       $mdTheming(el);
+   *
+   *       $mdTheming.defineTheme('myTheme', {
+   *         primary: 'blue',
+   *         accent: 'pink',
+   *         dark: true
+   *       })
    *     }
    *   };
    * });
@@ -605,6 +611,24 @@ function ThemingProvider($mdColorPalette, $$mdMetaProvider) {
    * @returns {Function} remove function of the browser color
    */
 
+  /**
+   * @ngdoc method
+   * @name $mdTheming#defineTheme
+   * @description
+   * Dynamically define a theme by an options object
+   *
+   * options are:<br/>
+   * `primary`    - The primary palette of the theme.<br/>
+   * `accent`     - The accent palette of the theme.<br/>
+   * `warn`       - The warn palette of the theme.<br/>
+   * `background` - The background palette of the theme.<br/>
+   * `dark`       - Indicates if it's a dark theme.<br/>
+   *
+   * @param {String} name Theme name to define
+   * @param {Object} options Theme definition options
+   * @returns {Promise<string>} A resolved promise with the theme name
+   */
+
   /* @ngInject */
   function ThemingService($rootScope, $mdUtil, $q, $log) {
         // Allow us to be invoked via a linking function signature.