diff --git a/reference/image/book.xml b/reference/image/book.xml
index 425ae68b0d..25c4cb8378 100644
--- a/reference/image/book.xml
+++ b/reference/image/book.xml
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
    <acronym>TIFF</acronym> and <acronym>JPEG2000</acronym> images.
   </para>
   <para>
-    With the <link linkend="ref.exif">exif extension</link>, you are able
-    to work with information stored in headers of
-    <acronym>JPEG</acronym> and <acronym>TIFF</acronym> images. This way you can
-    read meta data generated by digital cameras. The exif
-    functions do not require the <acronym>GD</acronym> library.
+   With the <link linkend="ref.exif">exif extension</link>, you are able
+   to work with information stored in headers of
+   <acronym>JPEG</acronym> and <acronym>TIFF</acronym> images. This way you can
+   read meta data generated by digital cameras. The exif
+   functions do not require the <acronym>GD</acronym> library.
   </para>
   
   <para>
@@ -49,7 +49,66 @@
     </simpara>
    </note>
   </para>
+
+  <para>
+   GD supports a varity of formats, below is a list of formats supported by GD and notes 
+   to their availability including read/write support.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   <table>
+    <title>Formats supported by GD</title>
+    <tgroup cols="4">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>Format</entry>
+       <entry>Read support</entry>
+       <entry>Write support</entry>
+       <entry>Notes</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>JPEG</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>GD 1.8+</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>PNG</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>&nbsp;</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>GIF</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>Not available between GD 1.6 and GD 2.0.28</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>XBM</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>Read support as of PHP 4.0.1 and write support as of PHP 5.0.0</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>XPM</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>&false;</entry>
+       <entry>Read support as of PHP 4.0.1, not available on Windows. Requires bundled version of GD</entry>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+       <entry>WBMP</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>&true;</entry>
+       <entry>GD 1.8+</entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </table>
+ </para>
  </preface>
+
  <!-- }}} -->
  
  &reference.image.setup;