diff --git a/reference/classobj/functions/property-exists.xml b/reference/classobj/functions/property-exists.xml
index c8984931f9..1a8d939773 100755
--- a/reference/classobj/functions/property-exists.xml
+++ b/reference/classobj/functions/property-exists.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <refentry id="function.property-exists">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>property_exists</refname>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    This function checks if the given <parameter>property</parameter> exists in
-   the specified class (and if it was declared as public).
+   the specified class (and if it is accessible from the current scope).
   </para>
   <note>
    <para>
@@ -71,11 +71,16 @@
 class myClass {
     public $mine;
     private $xpto;
+
+    static function test() {
+        var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'xpto')); // true, it can be accessed from here
+    }
 }
 
 var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'mine'));   //true
 var_dump(property_exists(new myClass, 'mine')); //true
 var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'xpto'));   //false, isn't public
+myClass::test();
 
 ?>
 ]]>