diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/str-pad.xml b/reference/strings/functions/str-pad.xml
index b42216ad06..8d237f66b7 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/str-pad.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/str-pad.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       <para>
        If the value of <parameter>pad_length</parameter> is negative,
        less than, or equal to the length of the input string, no padding
-       takes place.
+       takes place, and <parameter>input</parameter> will be returned.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ $input = "Alien";
 echo str_pad($input, 10);                      // produces "Alien     "
 echo str_pad($input, 10, "-=", STR_PAD_LEFT);  // produces "-=-=-Alien"
 echo str_pad($input, 10, "_", STR_PAD_BOTH);   // produces "__Alien___"
-echo str_pad($input, 6 , "___");               // produces "Alien_"
+echo str_pad($input,  6, "___");               // produces "Alien_"
+echo str_pad($input,  3, "*");                 // produces "Alien"
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 ]]>
     </programlisting>