diff --git a/reference/dbx/functions/dbx-query.xml b/reference/dbx/functions/dbx-query.xml
index 12f3286dc2..c44b15ae43 100644
--- a/reference/dbx/functions/dbx-query.xml
+++ b/reference/dbx/functions/dbx-query.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.12 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.13 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/dbx.xml, last change in rev 1.3 -->
   <refentry id="function.dbx-query">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
      <function>dbx_query</function> returns an object or <literal>1</literal> 
      on success, and <literal>0</literal> on failure. The result object is 
      returned only if the query given in <parameter>sql_statement</parameter>
-     produces a result set. 
+     produces a result set (i.e. a SELECT query, even if the result set is
+     empty). 
     </simpara>
     <example>
      <title>How to handle the returned value</title>