diff --git a/dune/gfe/geodesicfefunctionadaptor.hh b/dune/gfe/geodesicfefunctionadaptor.hh
index b9340a6755c9682a7eab26441824aa5577a9e306..f1305bad6633b4b1c36d8d44ec05867a3b13bf00 100644
--- a/dune/gfe/geodesicfefunctionadaptor.hh
+++ b/dune/gfe/geodesicfefunctionadaptor.hh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 #include "localgeodesicfefunction.hh"
 
+/** \brief Refine a grid globally and prolong a given geodesic finite element function
+ */
 template <class GridType, class TargetSpace>
 void geodesicFEFunctionAdaptor(GridType& grid, std::vector<TargetSpace>& x)
 {