diff --git a/reference/json/functions/json-encode.xml b/reference/json/functions/json-encode.xml
index 5cd9c56198..80abe92de5 100644
--- a/reference/json/functions/json-encode.xml
+++ b/reference/json/functions/json-encode.xml
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ $c = array(array(1,2,3));
 
 echo "Non-associative array output as array: ", json_encode($c), "\n";
 echo "Non-associative array output as object: ", json_encode($c, JSON_FORCE_OBJECT), "\n\n";
+
+$d = array('foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => 'long');
+
+echo "Associative array always output as object: ", json_encode($d), "\n";
+echo "Associative array always output as object: ", json_encode($d, JSON_FORCE_OBJECT), "\n\n";
 ?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
@@ -151,6 +156,9 @@ Empty array output as object: {}
 
 Non-associative array output as array: [[1,2,3]]
 Non-associative array output as object: {"0":{"0":1,"1":2,"2":3}}
+
+Associative array always output as object: {"foo":"bar","baz":"long"}
+Associative array always output as object: {"foo":"bar","baz":"long"}
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>