diff --git a/reference/json/functions/json-decode.xml b/reference/json/functions/json-decode.xml
index 994418c637..0a7c87e6cf 100644
--- a/reference/json/functions/json-decode.xml
+++ b/reference/json/functions/json-decode.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,12 @@ array(5) {
     </screen>
    </example>
    <example>
-    <title>Another example</title>
+    <title>Accessing invalid object properties</title>
+    <simpara>
+     Accessing elements within an object that contain characters not
+     permitted under PHP's naming convention (e.g. the hyphen) can be
+     accomplished by encapsulating the element name within braces and the apostrophe.
+    </simpara>
     <programlisting role="php">
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 <?php