diff --git a/reference/array/functions/array-search.xml b/reference/array/functions/array-search.xml
index e38a0c8f7f..c1c9cd5ef2 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/array-search.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/array-search.xml
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@
      <listitem>
       <para>
        If the third parameter <parameter>strict</parameter> is set to &true;
-       then the <function>array_search</function> function will also check the
+       then the <function>array_search</function> function will search for
+       <emphasis>identical</emphasis> elements in the
+       <parameter>haystack</parameters>. This means it will also check the
        <link linkend="language.types">types</link> of the
-       <parameter>needle</parameter> in the <parameter>haystack</parameter>.
+       <parameter>needle</parameter> in the <parameter>haystack</parameter>,
+       and objects must be the same instance.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>