diff --git a/language/exceptions.xml b/language/exceptions.xml
index 3f26745c7f..9c8a1a8aea 100644
--- a/language/exceptions.xml
+++ b/language/exceptions.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
  <chapter xml:id="language.exceptions" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
   <title>Exceptions</title>
 
@@ -58,7 +58,43 @@ Hello World
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>
+   <example>
+    <title>Nested Exception</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
 
+class MyException extends Exception { }
+
+class Test {
+    public function testing() {
+        try {
+            try {
+                throw new MyException('foo!');
+            } catch (MyException $e) {
+                /* rethrow it */
+                throw $e;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            var_dump($e->getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+$foo = new Test;
+$foo->testing();
+
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+string(4) "foo!"
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+   
   <sect1 xml:id="language.exceptions.extending">
    <title>Extending Exceptions</title>
    <para>