diff --git a/deepface/DeepFace.py b/deepface/DeepFace.py
index 0ac2be501..327f9a888 100644
--- a/deepface/DeepFace.py
+++ b/deepface/DeepFace.py
@@ -503,8 +503,8 @@ def extract_faces(
 
         expand_percentage (int): expand detected facial area with a percentage (default is 0).
 
-        grayscale (boolean): Flag to convert the image to grayscale before
-            processing (default is False).
+        grayscale (boolean): Flag to convert the output face image to grayscale
+            (default is False).
 
         anti_spoofing (boolean): Flag to enable anti spoofing (default is False).
 
diff --git a/deepface/modules/detection.py b/deepface/modules/detection.py
index 6598bbf2a..76daa0847 100644
--- a/deepface/modules/detection.py
+++ b/deepface/modules/detection.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ def extract_faces(
 
         expand_percentage (int): expand detected facial area with a percentage
 
-        grayscale (boolean): Flag to convert the image to grayscale before
-            processing (default is False).
+        grayscale (boolean): Flag to convert the output face image to grayscale
+            (default is False).
 
         anti_spoofing (boolean): Flag to enable anti spoofing (default is False).
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def extract_faces(
         h = int(current_region.h)
 
         resp_obj = {
-            "face": current_img[:, :, ::-1],
+            "face": current_img if grayscale else current_img[:, :, ::-1],
             "facial_area": {
                 "x": x,
                 "y": y,