diff --git a/reference/spl/filesystemiterator.xml b/reference/spl/filesystemiterator.xml
index 576613d453..0b2e172951 100644
--- a/reference/spl/filesystemiterator.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/filesystemiterator.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@
      <varname linkend="filesystemiterator.constants.key-as-filename">FilesystemIterator::KEY_AS_FILENAME</varname>
      <initializer>256</initializer>
     </fieldsynopsis>
+    <fieldsynopsis>
+     <modifier>const</modifier>
+     <type>integer</type>
+     <varname linkend="filesystemiterator.constants.follow-symlinks">FilesystemIterator::FOLLOW_SYMLINKS</varname>
+     <initializer>512</initializer>
+    </fieldsynopsis>
     <fieldsynopsis>
      <modifier>const</modifier>
      <type>integer</type>
@@ -162,6 +168,12 @@
       <para>Makes <methodname>FilesystemIterator::key</methodname> return the filename.</para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry xml:id="filesystemiterator.constants.follow-symlinks">
+     <term><constant>FilesystemIterator::FOLLOW_SYMLINKS</constant></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>Makes <methodname>RecursiveDirectoryIterator::hasChildren</methodname> follow symlinks.</para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry xml:id="filesystemiterator.constants.key-mode-mask">
      <term><constant>FilesystemIterator::KEY_MODE_MASK</constant></term>
      <listitem>
@@ -190,6 +202,34 @@
   </section>
   <!-- }}} -->
 
+  <!-- {{{ Changelog -->
+  <section role="changelog">
+   &reftitle.changelog;
+   <para>
+    <informaltable>
+     <tgroup cols="2">
+      <thead>
+       <row>
+        <entry>&Version;</entry>
+        <entry>&Description;</entry>
+       </row>
+      </thead>
+      <tbody>
+       <row>
+        <entry>5.3.1</entry>
+        <entry>Added <constant>FilesystemIterator::FOLLOW_SYMLINKS</constant></entry>
+       </row>
+       <row>
+        <entry>5.2.11</entry>
+        <entry>Added <constant>FilesystemIterator::FOLLOW_SYMLINKS</constant></entry>
+       </row>
+      </tbody>
+     </tgroup>
+    </informaltable>
+   </para>
+  </section>
+  <!-- }}} -->  
+
  </partintro>
 
  &reference.spl.entities.filesystemiterator;