diff --git a/reference/classobj/functions/property-exists.xml b/reference/classobj/functions/property-exists.xml
index e276d30a29..3dc56c568f 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: 1.7 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.8 $ -->
 <refentry xml:id="function.property-exists" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <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 is accessible from the current scope).
+   the specified class.
   </para>
   <note>
    <para>
@@ -56,6 +56,30 @@
    &null; in case of an error.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>5.3.0</entry>
+       <entry>
+        This function checks the existence of a property independent of 
+        accessibility.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
@@ -70,13 +94,14 @@ class myClass {
     private $xpto;
 
     static function test() {
-        var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'xpto')); // true, it can be accessed from here
+        var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'xpto')); //true
     }
 }
 
 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
+var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'xpto'));   //true
+var_dump(property_exists('myClass', 'bar'));    //false
 myClass::test();
 
 ?>