diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/msgfmt.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/msgfmt.h
index 8e1bf9b45f..c2f0738b11 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/msgfmt.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/unicode/msgfmt.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class NumberFormat;
  *       <td><i>argSkeletonText</i>
  *       <td><code>NumberFormatter::forSkeleton(argSkeletonText, status).locale(getLocale()).toFormat(status)</code>
  *    <tr>
- *       <td rowspan=6><code>date</code>
+ *       <td rowspan=7><code>date</code>
  *       <td><i>(none)</i>
  *       <td><code>DateFormat.createDateInstance(kDefault, getLocale(), status)</code>
  *    <tr>
diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/MessageFormat.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/MessageFormat.java
index add6aad180..86e94e2a9e 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/MessageFormat.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/MessageFormat.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale.Category;
  *       <td><i>argSkeletonText</i>
  *       <td><code>NumberFormatter.forSkeleton(argSkeletonText).locale(getLocale()).toFormat()</code>
  *    <tr>
- *       <td rowspan=6><code>date</code>
+ *       <td rowspan=7><code>date</code>
  *       <td><i>(none)</i>
  *       <td><code>DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.DEFAULT, getLocale())</code>
  *    <tr>