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diff --git a/lisp/paren.el b/lisp/paren.el
index 30314c2f9c..53eb50077f 100644
--- a/lisp/paren.el
+++ b/lisp/paren.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; paren.el --- highlight matching paren
 
-;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1996, 2001-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1996, 2001-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: rms@gnu.org
 ;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ whitespace there."
   'show-paren-mismatch "22.1")
 
 (defcustom show-paren-highlight-openparen t
-  "Non-nil turns on openparen highlighting when matching forward."
+  "Non-nil turns on openparen highlighting when matching forward.
+When nil, and point stands just before an open paren, the paren
+is not highlighted, the cursor being regarded as adequate to mark
+its position."
   :type 'boolean)
 
 (defvar show-paren--idle-timer nil)