diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6e8cfd0d3d..10183999da 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat Aug 12 22:33:06 2006  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
+
+	* string.c (String#split): Describe grouping behavior.  Patch by Jan
+	  Svitok <jan.svitok at gmail.com>.  [ruby-core:08603]
+
 Sun Aug 13 12:08:02 2006  Tanaka Akira  <akr@fsij.org>
 
 	* ext/socket/socket.c: ANSIfied.  [ruby-core:08601]
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 816dde4b0b..ef065b831f 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -3256,7 +3256,8 @@ rb_str_count(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE str)
  *     
  *  If <i>pattern</i> is a <code>Regexp</code>, <i>str</i> is divided where the
  *  pattern matches. Whenever the pattern matches a zero-length string,
- *  <i>str</i> is split into individual characters.
+ *  <i>str</i> is split into individual characters. If <i>pattern</i> contains
+ *  groups, the respective matches will be returned in the array as well.
  *     
  *  If <i>pattern</i> is omitted, the value of <code>$;</code> is used.  If
  *  <code>$;</code> is <code>nil</code> (which is the default), <i>str</i> is