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diff --git a/reference/imagick/imagick/floodfillpaintimage.xml b/reference/imagick/imagick/floodfillpaintimage.xml
index 6b61b634af..dbeff2a443 100644
--- a/reference/imagick/imagick/floodfillpaintimage.xml
+++ b/reference/imagick/imagick/floodfillpaintimage.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <type>bool</type><methodname>Imagick::floodFillPaintImage</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>fill</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>float</type><parameter>fuzz</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>bordercolor</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>target</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>x</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>y</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>bool</type><parameter>invert</parameter></methodparam>
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
-     <term><parameter>bordercolor</parameter></term>
+     <term><parameter>target</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       ImagickPixel object or a string containing the border color. This is the target color to paint.
+       ImagickPixel object or a string containing the target color to paint
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -98,6 +98,59 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title><methodname>Imagick::floodfillPaintImage</methodname> example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+/* Create new imagick object */
+$im = new Imagick();
+
+/* create red, green and blue images */
+$im->newImage(100, 50, "red");
+$im->newImage(100, 50, "green");
+$im->newImage(100, 50, "blue");
+
+/* Append the images into one */
+$im->resetIterator();
+$combined = $im->appendImages(true);
+
+/* Save the intermediate image for comparison */
+$combined->writeImage("floodfillpaint_intermediate.png");
+
+/* The target pixel to paint */
+$x = 1;
+$y = 1;
+
+/* Get the color we are painting */
+$target = $combined->getImagePixelColor($x, $y);
+
+/* Paints pixel in position 1,1 black and all neighboring 
+   pixels that match the target color */
+$combined->floodfillPaintImage("black", 1, $target, $x, $y, false);
+
+/* Save the result */
+$combined->writeImage("floodfillpaint_result.png");
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs.similar;
+    <mediaobject>
+     <imageobject>
+      <imagedata fileref="en/reference/imagick/figures/floodfillpaint_intermediate.png"/>
+     </imageobject>
+     <imageobject>
+      <imagedata fileref="en/reference/imagick/figures/floodfillpaint_result.png"/>
+     </imageobject>
+    </mediaobject>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
 </refentry>
 
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