diff --git a/reference/zip/ziparchive/extractto.xml b/reference/zip/ziparchive/extractto.xml
index e724b58bc4..7edb5e8c7f 100644
--- a/reference/zip/ziparchive/extractto.xml
+++ b/reference/zip/ziparchive/extractto.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
Extract the complete archive or the given files to the specified
destination.
+
+
+ The default permissions for extracted files and directories
+ give the widest possible access. This can be restricted
+ by setting the current umask, which you can change using
+ umask.
+
+
&reftitle.parameters;