diff --git a/reference/datetime/datetime/construct.xml b/reference/datetime/datetime/construct.xml
index d85bda66c8..f7806f1fb4 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/datetime/construct.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/datetime/construct.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@
   </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
+  &reftitle.returnvalues;
+  <para>
+   Returns a new DateTime instance.
+   &return.falseforfailure.style.procedural;
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="errors">
   &reftitle.errors;
   <para>