diff --git a/reference/outcontrol/functions/ob-get-status.xml b/reference/outcontrol/functions/ob-get-status.xml
index cdc9df947d..5acafb7940 100644
--- a/reference/outcontrol/functions/ob-get-status.xml
+++ b/reference/outcontrol/functions/ob-get-status.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
   <refentry id="function.ob-get-status">
    <refnamediv>
     <refname>ob_get_status</refname> 
@@ -11,16 +11,97 @@
     <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>array</type><methodname>ob_get_status</methodname>
-     <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>
-      full_status</parameter>
+     <methodparam choice="opt">
+      <type>bool</type>
+      <parameter>full_status</parameter>
+      <initializer>FALSE</initializer>
      </methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
     <para>
-     This will return the current status of output buffers. It returns
-     array contains buffer status or &false; for error.
+     <function>ob_get_status</function> returns status information on
+     either the top level output buffer or all active output buffer levels
+     if <parameter>full_status</parameter> is set to &true;.
     </para>
     <para>
-     See also <function>ob_get_level</function>.
+     If called without the <parameter>full_status</parameter> parameter
+     or with <parameter>full_status</parameter> = &false; a simple array
+     with the following elements is returned:
+    </para>
+    <example>
+     <title>Simple <function>ob_get_status</function> output</title>
+     <screen>
+Array
+(
+    [level] => 2
+    [type] => 0
+    [status] => 0
+    [name] => URL-Rewriter
+    [del] => 1
+)
+     </screen>
+    </example>
+    <para>
+     <segmentedlist>
+      <title>Simple <function>ob_get_status</function> results</title>
+      <segtitle>Key</segtitle><segtitle>Value</segtitle>
+      <seglistitem><seg>level</seg><seg>Output nesting level</seg></seglistitem>
+      <seglistitem><seg>type</seg><seg><literal>PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_INTERNAL (0)</literal> or <literal>PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_USER (1)</literal></seg></seglistitem>
+      <seglistitem><seg>status</seg><seg>One of <literal>PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_START</literal> (0), <literal>PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_CONT</literal> (1) or <literal>PHP_OUTPUT_HANDLER_END</literal> (2)</seg></seglistitem>
+      <seglistitem><seg>name</seg><seg>Name of active output handler or ' default output handler' if none is set</seg></seglistitem>
+      <seglistitem><seg>del</seg><seg>Erase-flag as set by <function>ob_start</function></seg></seglistitem>
+     </segmentedlist>
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     If called with <parameter>full_status</parameter> = &true; an array 
+     with one element for each active output buffer level is returned.
+     The output level is used as key of the top level array and each array 
+     element itself is another array holding status information
+     on one active output level.
+    </para>
+    <example>
+     <title>Full <function>ob_get_status</function> output</title>
+     <screen>
+Array
+(
+    [0] => Array
+        (
+            [chunk_size] => 0
+            [size] => 40960
+            [block_size] => 10240
+            [type] => 1
+            [status] => 0
+            [name] => default output handler
+            [del] => 1
+        )
+
+    [1] => Array
+        (
+            [chunk_size] => 0
+            [size] => 40960
+            [block_size] => 10240
+            [type] => 0
+            [buffer_size] => 0
+            [status] => 0
+            [name] => URL-Rewriter
+            [del] => 1
+        )
+
+)
+     </screen>
+    </example>
+    <para>
+     The full output contains these additional elements:
+     <segmentedlist>
+      <title>Full <function>ob_get_status</function> results</title>
+      <segtitle>Key</segtitle><segtitle>Value</segtitle>
+      <seglistitem><seg>chunk_size</seg><seg>Chunk size as set by <function>ob_start</function></seg></seglistitem>
+      <seglistitem><seg>size</seg><seg>...</seg></seglistitem>
+      <seglistitem><seg>blocksize</seg><seg>...</seg></seglistitem>
+     </segmentedlist>
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     See also <function>ob_get_level</function> and 
+     <function>ob_list_handlers</function>.
     </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>