diff --git a/reference/mbstring/functions/mb-http-output.xml b/reference/mbstring/functions/mb-http-output.xml
index 7cc4c9b720..fa23fa02e2 100644
--- a/reference/mbstring/functions/mb-http-output.xml
+++ b/reference/mbstring/functions/mb-http-output.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Set/Get the HTTP output character encoding.
-   Output after this function is converted to <parameter>encoding</parameter>.
+   Output after this function is called will be converted from the set internal encoding to <parameter>encoding</parameter>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/reference/mbstring/ini.xml b/reference/mbstring/ini.xml
index caec19a2d7..806f5f78c0 100644
--- a/reference/mbstring/ini.xml
+++ b/reference/mbstring/ini.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     </term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      Defines the default HTTP output character encoding.
+      Defines the default HTTP output character encoding (output will be converted from the internal encoding to the HTTP output encoding upon output).
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>