diff --git a/language/oop5/properties.xml b/language/oop5/properties.xml
index 4734c517f9..1077844476 100644
--- a/language/oop5/properties.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/properties.xml
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@
 <?php
 class SimpleClass
 {
-   // invalid property declarations:
+   // valid as of PHP 5.6.0:
    public $var1 = 'hello ' . 'world';
+   // valid as of PHP 5.3.0:
    public $var2 = <<<EOD
 hello world
 EOD;
+   // valid as of PHP 5.6.0:
    public $var3 = 1+2;
+   // invalid property declarations:
    public $var4 = self::myStaticMethod();
    public $var5 = $myVar;
 
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ EOD;
    public $var6 = myConstant;
    public $var7 = array(true, false);
 
-   // This is allowed only in PHP 5.3.0 and later.
+   // valid as of PHP 5.3.0:
    public $var8 = <<<'EOD'
 hello world
 EOD;
@@ -99,8 +102,8 @@ EOD;
   </note>
 
   <para>
-   Unlike
-   <link linkend="language.types.string.syntax.heredoc">heredocs</link>, 
+   As of PHP 5.3.0
+   <link linkend="language.types.string.syntax.heredoc">heredocs</link> and 
    <link linkend="language.types.string.syntax.nowdoc">nowdocs</link>
    can be used in any static data context, including property
    declarations.
@@ -113,6 +116,9 @@ class foo {
    // As of PHP 5.3.0
    public $bar = <<<'EOT'
 bar
+EOT;
+   public $baz = <<<EOT
+baz
 EOT;
 }
 ?>
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ EOT;
   </para>
   <note>
    <para>
-    Nowdoc support was added in PHP 5.3.0.
+    Nowdoc and Heredoc support was added in PHP 5.3.0.
    </para>
   </note>
  </sect1>