diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-mlsd.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-mlsd.xml
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+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-mlsd.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- $Revision$ -->
+<refentry xml:id="function.ftp-mlsd" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
+ <refnamediv>
+  <refname>ftp_mlsd</refname>
+  <refpurpose>Returns a list of files in the given directory</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsect1 role="description">
+  &reftitle.description;
+  <methodsynopsis>
+   <type>array</type><methodname>ftp_mlsd</methodname>
+   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>directory</parameter></methodparam>
+  </methodsynopsis>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="parameters">
+  &reftitle.parameters;
+  <para>
+   <variablelist>
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>ftp_stream</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       The link identifier of the FTP connection.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>directory</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       The directory to be listed.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+   </variablelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
+  &reftitle.returnvalues;
+  <para>
+   Returns an array of arrays with file infos from the specified directory on success or
+   &false; on error.
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title><function>ftp_mlsd</function> example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+// set up basic connection
+$conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
+
+// login with username and password
+$login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
+
+// get contents of the current directory
+$contents = ftp_mlsd($conn_id, ".");
+
+// output $contents
+var_dump($contents);
+
+?>
+]]>  
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs.similar;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+array(5) {
+  [0]=>
+  array(8) {
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(1) "."
+    ["modify"]=>
+    string(14) "20171212154511"
+    ["perm"]=>
+    string(7) "flcdmpe"
+    ["type"]=>
+    string(4) "cdir"
+    ["unique"]=>
+    string(11) "811U5740002"
+    ["UNIX.group"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+    ["UNIX.mode"]=>
+    string(4) "0755"
+    ["UNIX.owner"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+  }
+  [1]=>
+  array(8) {
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(2) ".."
+    ["modify"]=>
+    string(14) "20171212154511"
+    ["perm"]=>
+    string(7) "flcdmpe"
+    ["type"]=>
+    string(4) "pdir"
+    ["unique"]=>
+    string(11) "811U5740002"
+    ["UNIX.group"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+    ["UNIX.mode"]=>
+    string(4) "0755"
+    ["UNIX.owner"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+  }
+  [2]=>
+  array(8) {
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(11) "public_html"
+    ["modify"]=>
+    string(14) "20171211171525"
+    ["perm"]=>
+    string(7) "flcdmpe"
+    ["type"]=>
+    string(3) "dir"
+    ["unique"]=>
+    string(11) "811U5740525"
+    ["UNIX.group"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+    ["UNIX.mode"]=>
+    string(4) "0755"
+    ["UNIX.owner"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+  }
+  [3]=>
+  array(8) {
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(10) "public_ftp"
+    ["modify"]=>
+    string(14) "20171211174536"
+    ["perm"]=>
+    string(7) "flcdmpe"
+    ["type"]=>
+    string(3) "dir"
+    ["unique"]=>
+    string(11) "811U57405EE"
+    ["UNIX.group"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+    ["UNIX.mode"]=>
+    string(4) "0755"
+    ["UNIX.owner"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+  }
+  [4]=>
+  array(8) {
+    ["name"]=>
+    string(3) "www"
+    ["modify"]=>
+    string(14) "www"
+    ["perm"]=>
+    string(7) "flcdmpe"
+    ["type"]=>
+    string(3) "dir"
+    ["unique"]=>
+    string(11) "811U5740780"
+    ["UNIX.group"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+    ["UNIX.mode"]=>
+    string(4) "0755"
+    ["UNIX.owner"]=>
+    string(2) "33"
+  }
+}
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="seealso">
+  &reftitle.seealso;
+  <para>
+   <simplelist>
+    <member><function>ftp_rawlist</function></member>
+    <member><function>ftp_nlist</function></member>
+   </simplelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
+
+<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
+Local variables:
+mode: sgml
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+sgml-shorttag:t
+sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
+sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
+sgml-indent-step:1
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+indent-tabs-mode:nil
+sgml-parent-document:nil
+sgml-default-dtd-file:"~/.phpdoc/manual.ced"
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+End:
+vim600: syn=xml fen fdm=syntax fdl=2 si
+vim: et tw=78 syn=sgml
+vi: ts=1 sw=1
+-->
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nlist.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nlist.xml
index 8fcdc2764f..0185c5b8f0 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nlist.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nlist.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ array(3) {
   <para>
    <simplelist>
     <member><function>ftp_rawlist</function></member>
+    <member><function>ftp_mlsd</function></member>
    </simplelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-rawlist.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-rawlist.xml
index be8b359d07..d3ee7dbfe1 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-rawlist.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-rawlist.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ array(3) {
   <para>
    <simplelist>
     <member><function>ftp_nlist</function></member>
+    <member><function>ftp_mlsd</function></member>
    </simplelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/reference/ftp/versions.xml b/reference/ftp/versions.xml
index 398968146c..7c6aa69d20 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/versions.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/versions.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  <function name='ftp_login' from='PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7'/>
  <function name='ftp_mdtm' from='PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7'/>
  <function name='ftp_mkdir' from='PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7'/>
+ <function name='ftp_mlsd' from='PHP 7.2'/>
  <function name='ftp_nb_continue' from='PHP 4 &gt;= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7'/>
  <function name='ftp_nb_fget' from='PHP 4 &gt;= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7'/>
  <function name='ftp_nb_fput' from='PHP 4 &gt;= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7'/>