diff --git a/language/oop5/basic.xml b/language/oop5/basic.xml
index 39370b4128..99d9138b3b 100644
--- a/language/oop5/basic.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/basic.xml
@@ -174,6 +174,39 @@ object(SimpleClass)#1 (1) {
    ["var"]=>
      string(30) "$assigned will have this value"
 }
+]]>
+    </screen>
+   </example>
+   <para>
+    PHP 5.3.0 introduced a couple of new ways to create instances of an
+    object:
+   </para>
+   <example>
+    <title>Creating new objects</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+class Test
+{
+    public function getNew()
+    {
+        return new static;
+    }
+}
+
+$obj1 = new Test();
+$obj2 = $obj1->getNew();
+$obj3 = new $obj2;
+
+var_dump($obj1 === $obj2, $obj2 === $obj3);
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+    &example.outputs;
+    <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+bool(false)
+bool(false)
 ]]>
     </screen>
    </example>