diff --git a/reference/filesystem/functions/fgetcsv.xml b/reference/filesystem/functions/fgetcsv.xml
index 3956e7a53e..5282f27623 100644
--- a/reference/filesystem/functions/fgetcsv.xml
+++ b/reference/filesystem/functions/fgetcsv.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>length</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>delimiter</parameter><initializer>","</initializer></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>enclosure</parameter><initializer>'"'</initializer></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>escape</parameter><initializer>"\\"</initializer></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>escape</parameter><initializer>"\"</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Similar to <function>fgets</function> except that
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
      <term><parameter>delimiter</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Set the field delimiter (one character only).
+       The optional <parameter>delimiter</parameter> parameter sets the field delimiter (one character only).
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
      <term><parameter>enclosure</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Set the field enclosure character (one character only).
+       The optional <parameter>enclosure</parameter> parameter sets the field enclosure character (one character only).
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
      <term><parameter>escape</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Set the escape character (one character only). Defaults as a backslash.
+       The optional <parameter>escape</parameter> parameter sets the escape character (one character only).
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
diff --git a/reference/filesystem/functions/fputcsv.xml b/reference/filesystem/functions/fputcsv.xml
index c937ad22d0..0701ca168b 100644
--- a/reference/filesystem/functions/fputcsv.xml
+++ b/reference/filesystem/functions/fputcsv.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
    <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>fields</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>delimiter</parameter><initializer>","</initializer></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>enclosure</parameter><initializer>'"'</initializer></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>escape_char</parameter><initializer>"\"</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    <function>fputcsv</function> formats a line (passed as a
@@ -58,6 +59,15 @@
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>escape_char</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       The optional <parameter>escape_char</parameter> parameter sets the
+       escape character (one character only).
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
@@ -69,6 +79,30 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>5.5.4</entry>
+       <entry>
+        The <parameter>escape_char</parameter> parameter was added
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>