diff --git a/language/predefined/variables/httpresponseheader.xml b/language/predefined/variables/httpresponseheader.xml
index 213c467068..0935e9f3ad 100644
--- a/language/predefined/variables/httpresponseheader.xml
+++ b/language/predefined/variables/httpresponseheader.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
    <function>get_headers</function> function. When using the
    <link linkend="wrappers.http">HTTP wrapper</link>, 
    <varname>$http_response_header</varname> will be populated with the HTTP
-   response headers.
+   response headers. <varname>$http_response_header</varname> will be created
+   in the <link linkend="language.variables.scope">local scope</link>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-file_get_contents("http://example.com");
+function get_contents() {
+  file_get_contents("http://example.com");
+  var_dump($http_response_header);
+}
+get_contents();
 var_dump($http_response_header);
 ?>
 ]]>
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ array(9) {
   [8]=>
   string(38) "Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8"
 }
+NULL
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>