diff --git a/reference/mysqli/mysqli_stmt/execute.xml b/reference/mysqli/mysqli_stmt/execute.xml
index e08d28e133..bc45e7b3e0 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/mysqli_stmt/execute.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/mysqli_stmt/execute.xml
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
   <para>&style.oop;</para>
   <methodsynopsis role="oop">
    <modifier>public</modifier> <type>bool</type><methodname>mysqli_stmt::execute</methodname>
-   <void/>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type class="union"><type>array</type><type>null</type></type><parameter>params</parameter><initializer>&null;</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>&style.procedural;</para>
   <methodsynopsis role="procedural">
    <type>bool</type><methodname>mysqli_stmt_execute</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>mysqli_stmt</type><parameter>statement</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type class="union"><type>array</type><type>null</type></type><parameter>params</parameter><initializer>&null;</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Executes previously prepared statement. The statement must be successfully 
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@
   <para>
    <variablelist>
     &mysqli.stmt.description;
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>params</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       An optional list &array; with as many elements as there are bound parameters in the SQL statement being executed. Each value is treated as a &string;.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
@@ -53,10 +62,32 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <informaltable>
+   <tgroup cols="2">
+    <thead>
+     <row>
+      <entry>&Version;</entry>
+      <entry>&Description;</entry>
+     </row>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+     <row>
+      <entry>8.1.0</entry>
+      <entry>
+       The optional <parameter>params</parameter> parameter has been added.
+      </entry>
+     </row>
+    </tbody>
+   </tgroup>
+  </informaltable>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <example>
-   <title><methodname>mysqli_stmt::execute</methodname> example</title>
+   <title>Execute a prepared statement with bound variables</title>
    <para>&style.oop;</para>
    <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
@@ -138,6 +169,63 @@ while ($row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
 <![CDATA[
 Stuttgart (DEU,Baden-Wuerttemberg)
 Bordeaux (FRA,Aquitaine)
+]]>
+   </screen>
+  </example>
+  <example>
+   <title>Execute a prepared statement with an array of values</title>
+   <para>&style.oop;</para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
+$mysqli = new mysqli('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'world');
+
+$mysqli->query('CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City');
+
+/* Prepare an insert statement */
+$stmt = $mysqli->prepare('INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)');
+
+/* Execute the statement */
+$stmt->execute(['Stuttgart', 'DEU', 'Baden-Wuerttemberg']);
+
+/* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
+$query = 'SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity';
+$result = $mysqli->query($query);
+while ($row = $result->fetch_row()) {
+    printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
+}
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+   <para>&style.procedural;</para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
+$link = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'world');
+
+mysqli_query($link, 'CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE myCity LIKE City');
+
+/* Prepare an insert statement */
+$stmt = mysqli_prepare($link, 'INSERT INTO myCity (Name, CountryCode, District) VALUES (?,?,?)');
+
+/* Execute the statement */
+mysqli_stmt_execute($stmt, ['Stuttgart', 'DEU', 'Baden-Wuerttemberg']);
+
+/* Retrieve all rows from myCity */
+$query = 'SELECT Name, CountryCode, District FROM myCity';
+$result = mysqli_query($link, $query);
+while ($row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
+    printf("%s (%s,%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
+}
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+   &examples.outputs;
+   <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+Stuttgart (DEU,Baden-Wuerttemberg)
 ]]>
    </screen>
   </example>