diff --git a/reference/pdo/pdostatement/fetchcolumn.xml b/reference/pdo/pdostatement/fetchcolumn.xml
index 1e722824f2..db28a8d283 100644
--- a/reference/pdo/pdostatement/fetchcolumn.xml
+++ b/reference/pdo/pdostatement/fetchcolumn.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
    <function>PDOStatement::fetchColumn</function> returns a single column
-   in the next row of a result set.
+   from the next row of a result set or &false; if there are no more rows.
   </para>
   <warning>
    <para>