diff --git a/reference/reflection/reflectionproperty/getdoccomment.xml b/reference/reflection/reflectionproperty/getdoccomment.xml
index f826bde565..cfea70d153 100644
--- a/reference/reflection/reflectionproperty/getdoccomment.xml
+++ b/reference/reflection/reflectionproperty/getdoccomment.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,38 @@ var_dump($prop->getDocComment());
 string(53) "/**
      * @var int  The length of the string
      */"
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title>Multiple property declarations</title>
+    <para>
+     If multiple property declarations are preceeded by a single doc comment,
+     the doc comment refers to the first property only.
+    </para>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+class Foo
+{
+    /** @var string */
+    public $a, $b;
+}
+$class = new \ReflectionClass('Foo');
+foreach ($class->getProperties() as $property) {
+    echo $property->getName() . ': ' . var_export($property->getDocComment(), true) . PHP_EOL;
+}
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+a: '/** @var string */'
+b: false
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>