diff --git a/functions/strings.xml b/functions/strings.xml
index b151960731..0ec4789d47 100644
--- a/functions/strings.xml
+++ b/functions/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.108 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.109 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.strings">
   <title>String functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Strings</titleabbrev>
@@ -2490,6 +2490,14 @@ if (!strcasecmp($var1, $var2)) {
       </para> 
      </note>
     </para>
+    <para>
+     <example>
+      <title><function>strip_tags</function> example</title>
+      <programlisting role="php">
+$string = strip_tags($string, '&lt;a&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;');
+      </programlisting>
+     </example>
+    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>