diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 584183b013..b304fbdad7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Dec 19 16:30:28 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
+
+	* doc/syntax/literals.rdoc:  Added 0d decimal format.  Thanks Nobu!
+
 Wed Dec 19 16:19:36 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
 
 	* doc/syntax/methods.rdoc:  Fixed typo.  Thanks to Josh Susser.
diff --git a/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc b/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
index 61743f7906..ea3c3d8135 100644
--- a/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
+++ b/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
@@ -43,13 +43,17 @@ Floating point numbers may be written as follows:
 These numbers have the same value, 12.34.  You may use underscores in floating
 point numbers as well.
 
-You can also write numbers in hexadecimal, octal or binary formats.  For
+You can use a special prefix to write numbers in decimal, hexadecimal, octal
+or binary formats.  For decimal numbers use a prefix of <tt>0d</tt>, for
 hexadecimal numbers use a prefix of <tt>0x</tt>, for octal numbers use a
 prefix of <tt>0</tt> or <tt>0o</tt>, for binary numbers use a prefix of
 <tt>0b</tt>.  The alphabetic component of the number is not case-sensitive.
 
 Examples:
 
+  0d170
+  0D170
+
   0xaa
   0xAa
   0xAA