diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index a20aa49f56..c88765bbb6 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.104 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.105 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.operators">
   <title>Operators</title>
   <simpara>
@@ -357,7 +357,10 @@ $b .= "There!"; // sets $b to "Hello There!", just like $b = $b . "There!";
     in PHP 3. 'Assignment by reference' means that both variables end
     up pointing at the same data, and nothing is copied anywhere. 
     To learn more about references, please read <link 
-    linkend="language.references">References explained</link>.
+    linkend="language.references">References explained</link>. As of 
+    PHP5 objects are assigned by reference unless explicitly told 
+    otherwise with the new <link linkend="language.oop5.cloning">clone</link> 
+    keyword.
    </para>
   </sect1>