diff --git a/reference/intl/dateformatter/gettimezone.xml b/reference/intl/dateformatter/gettimezone.xml
index 30d5d1d4c9..6d42dcf454 100644
--- a/reference/intl/dateformatter/gettimezone.xml
+++ b/reference/intl/dateformatter/gettimezone.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZone</refname>
   <refname>datefmt_get_timezone</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Get formatter timezone</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Get formatterʼs timezone</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
@@ -26,7 +26,15 @@
    <void />
   </methodsynopsis>
 
-  &warn.undocumented.func;
+  <para>
+   Returns an <classname>IntlTimeZone</classname> object representing the
+   timezone that will be used by this object to format dates and times. When
+   formatting <classname>IntlCalendar</classname> and
+   <classname>DateTime</classname> objects with this
+   <classname>IntlDateFormatter</classname>, the timezone used will be the one
+   returned by this method, not the one associated with the objects being
+   formatted.
+  </para>
 
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -37,8 +45,66 @@
 
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
+  <para>
+   The associated <classname>IntlTimeZone</classname>
+   object&return.falseforfailure;.
+  </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <para>
+   <example>
+   <title><function>IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZone</function> examples</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$madrid = IntlDateFormatter::create(NULL, NULL, NULL, 'Europe/Madrid');
+$lisbon = IntlDateFormatter::create(NULL, NULL, NULL, 'Europe/Lisbon');
+
+var_dump($madrid->getTimezone());
+echo $madrid->getTimezone()->getDisplayName(
+        false, IntlTimeZone::DISPLAY_GENERIC_LOCATION, "en_US"), "\n";
+echo $lisbon->getTimeZone()->getId(), "\n";
+//The id can also be retrieved with ->getTimezoneId()
+echo $lisbon->getTimeZoneId(), "\n";
+
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+object(IntlTimeZone)#4 (4) {
+  ["valid"]=>
+  bool(true)
+  ["id"]=>
+  string(13) "Europe/Madrid"
+  ["rawOffset"]=>
+  int(3600000)
+  ["currentOffset"]=>
+  int(7200000)
+}
+Spain Time
+Europe/Lisbon
+Europe/Lisbon
+
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1 role="seealso">
+  &reftitle.seealso;
+  <para>
+   <simplelist>
+    <member><function>IntlDateFormatter::getTimeZoneId</function></member>
+    <member><function>IntlDateFormatter::setTimeZone</function></member>
+    <member><classname>IntlTimeZone</classname></member>
+   </simplelist>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>