diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bb3df34ef0..14164dc68a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-10-06  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gst-libs/gst/interfaces/xoverlay.c:
+	  Unref message in doc-example (spotted by Robert McQueen)
+
 2006-10-06  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
 
 	* gst/typefind/gsttypefindfunctions.c: (mp3_type_find_at_offset),
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/xoverlay.c b/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/xoverlay.c
index 8c5ecc0c59..a21fa81590 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/xoverlay.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/interfaces/xoverlay.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
  *  gst_x_overlay_set_xwindow_id (GST_X_OVERLAY (GST_MESSAGE_SRC (message)),
  *      win);
  *   
+ *  gst_message_unref (message);
+ *   
  *  return GST_BUS_DROP;
  * }
  * ...