diff --git a/language/control-structures.xml b/language/control-structures.xml
index 8e9987894e..aff08d03b1 100644
--- a/language/control-structures.xml
+++ b/language/control-structures.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.163 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.164 $ -->
  <chapter xml:id="language.control-structures" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
   <title>Control Structures</title>
 
@@ -1070,6 +1070,28 @@ default:
     echo "i is not equal to 0, 1 or 2";
 endswitch;
 ?>
+]]>
+     </programlisting>
+    </informalexample>
+   </para>
+   <para>
+    Its possible to use a semicolon insted of a colon after a case like:
+    <informalexample>
+     <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+switch($beer)
+{
+    case 'tuborg';
+    case 'carlsberg';
+    case 'heineken';
+        echo 'Good choice';
+    break;
+    default;
+        echo 'Please make a new selection...';
+    break;
+}
+?>
 ]]>
      </programlisting>
     </informalexample>