diff --git a/docs/web3.eth.rst b/docs/web3.eth.rst
index 52ddc83417..9b271f182e 100644
--- a/docs/web3.eth.rst
+++ b/docs/web3.eth.rst
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ The following properties are available on the ``web3.eth`` namespace.
        .. code-block:: python
 
           >>> from web3.middleware import simple_cache_middleware
-          >>> w3.middleware_onion.add(simple_cache_middleare)
+          >>> w3.middleware_onion.add(simple_cache_middleware)
 
 
 .. py:attribute:: Eth.chainId
diff --git a/newsfragments/2449.doc.rst b/newsfragments/2449.doc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d3afa5c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/2449.doc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix typo in simple_cache_middleware example