diff --git a/reference/mongo/mongogridfs.xml b/reference/mongo/mongogridfs.xml
index 6ea9e87c65..a27bdeae0a 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/mongogridfs.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/mongogridfs.xml
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
 
    <para>
     For example, the files document is something like:
-    <programlisting>
+    <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 array("_id" => 123456789, "filename" => "foo.txt", "chunkSize" => 3, "length" => 12)
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
     and the chunks documents look like:
-    <programlisting>
+    <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 array("files_id" => 123456789, "n" => 0, "data" => new MongoBinData("abc"));
 array("files_id" => 123456789, "n" => 1, "data" => new MongoBinData("def"));
@@ -52,6 +52,38 @@ array("files_id" => 123456789, "n" => 3, "data" => new MongoBinData("jkl"));
    </para>
   </section>
 
+  <section>
+   <title>Inter-Language Compatibility</title>
+   <para>
+    You should be able to use any files created by MongoGridFS with any other 
+    drivers, and visa vera.  However, some drivers expect that all metadata
+    associated with a file be in a "metadata" field.  If you're going to be 
+    using other languages, it's a good idea to wrap info you might want them to
+    see in a "metadata" field.  For example, instead of:
+   </para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$grid->storeFile("somefile.txt", array("date" => new MongoDate()));
+
+?>
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+   <para>
+    use something like:
+   </para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$grid->storeFile("somefile.txt", array("metadata" => array("date" => new MongoDate())));
+
+?>
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+  </section>
+
   <section>
    <title>The <classname>MongoGridFS</classname> Family</title>