diff --git a/language/types.xml b/language/types.xml
index d006ee1825..f7194cdb4e 100644
--- a/language/types.xml
+++ b/language/types.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.148 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.149 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.types">
   <title>Types</title>
 
@@ -2141,6 +2141,10 @@ echo $obj->scalar;  // outputs 'ciao'
      </simpara>
     </note>
 
+    <para>
+     See also <function>get_resource_type</function>.
+    </para>
+
    <sect2 id="language.types.resource.casting">
     <title>Converting to resource</title>
     
diff --git a/reference/var/functions/is-resource.xml b/reference/var/functions/is-resource.xml
index 19a4632340..61166c76d8 100644
--- a/reference/var/functions/is-resource.xml
+++ b/reference/var/functions/is-resource.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/var.xml, last change in rev 1.19 -->
   <refentry id="function.is-resource">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ if (!is_resource($db_link)) {
     </para>
     <para>
      See the documentation on the <type>resource</type>-type for
-     more information.
+     more information, and 
+     <function>get_resource_type</function>.
     </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>