diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index b7c6b6b24..8584428b1 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ export(discrim_flexible)
 export(discrim_linear)
 export(discrim_quad)
 export(discrim_regularized)
+export(ensure_parsnip_format)
 export(eval_args)
 export(extract_fit_engine)
 export(extract_fit_time)
diff --git a/R/predict.R b/R/predict.R
index c8a5fed59..5088232c3 100644
--- a/R/predict.R
+++ b/R/predict.R
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ check_pred_type <- function(object, type, ..., call = rlang::caller_env()) {
 #' tibbles.
 #'
 #' @param x A data frame or vector (depending on the context and function).
+#' @param col_name A string for a prediction column name.
+#' @param overwrite A logical for whether to overwrite the column name.
 #' @return A tibble
 #' @keywords internal
 #' @name format-internals
@@ -336,6 +338,9 @@ format_hazard <- function(x) {
   ensure_parsnip_format(x, ".pred")
 }
 
+#' @export
+#' @rdname format-internals
+#' @keywords internal
 ensure_parsnip_format <- function(x, col_name, overwrite = TRUE) {
   if (isTRUE(ncol(x) > 1) | is.data.frame(x)) {
     x <- tibble::new_tibble(x)
diff --git a/man/format-internals.Rd b/man/format-internals.Rd
index a9c0c771a..ed330a3db 100644
--- a/man/format-internals.Rd
+++ b/man/format-internals.Rd
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 \alias{format_survival}
 \alias{format_linear_pred}
 \alias{format_hazard}
+\alias{ensure_parsnip_format}
 \title{Internal functions that format predictions}
 \usage{
 format_num(x)
@@ -24,9 +25,15 @@ format_survival(x)
 format_linear_pred(x)
 
 format_hazard(x)
+
+ensure_parsnip_format(x, col_name, overwrite = TRUE)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{x}{A data frame or vector (depending on the context and function).}
+
+\item{col_name}{A string for a prediction column name.}
+
+\item{overwrite}{A logical for whether to overwrite the column name.}
 }
 \value{
 A tibble