diff --git a/reference/misc/functions/eval.xml b/reference/misc/functions/eval.xml
index fd4b359f9f..d5ec01d308 100644
--- a/reference/misc/functions/eval.xml
+++ b/reference/misc/functions/eval.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.13 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.14 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/misc.xml, last change in rev 1.58 -->
   <refentry id="function.eval">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
      <function>eval</function> evaluates the string given in
      <parameter>code_str</parameter> as PHP code. Among other things,
      this can be useful for storing code in a database text field for
-     later execution.
+     later execution. <parameter>code_str</parameter> does not have to
+     start with or contain <link linkend="language.basic-syntax.phpmode">
+     PHP Opening tags</link>. If you want your given string to be 
+     evaluated like regular PHP code with opening tags you can prepend
+     <parameter>code_str</parameter> with a closing tag.
     </simpara>
     <simpara>
      There are some factors to keep in mind when using