diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5d01e0e63a..acb01df639 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2006-02-27  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml:
+	* docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt:
+	* libs/gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.c:
+	  Add section for typefind helper and add documentation
+	  for the old and the new function.
+
 2006-02-27  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* libs/gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.c: (buf_helper_find_peek),
diff --git a/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml b/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml
index 6559b41748..bf73551f55 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml
+++ b/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-docs.sgml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 <!ENTITY GstBaseTransform SYSTEM "xml/gstbasetransform.xml">
 <!ENTITY GstCollectPads SYSTEM "xml/gstcollectpads.xml">
 <!ENTITY GstPushSrc SYSTEM "xml/gstpushsrc.xml">
-
-<!ENTITY GstBytestream SYSTEM "xml/gstbytestream.xml">
+<!ENTITY GstTypeFindHelper SYSTEM "xml/gsttypefindhelper.xml">
 
 <!ENTITY GstCheck SYSTEM "xml/gstcheck.xml">
 
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@
 
     &GstAdapter;
     &GstCollectPads;
+    &GstTypeFindHelper;
 
   </chapter>
 
diff --git a/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt
index 9f94a454a9..b2a188639a 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt
@@ -254,6 +254,15 @@ GST_PUSH_SRC_GET_CLASS
 gst_push_src_get_type
 </SECTION>
 
+<SECTION>
+<FILE>gsttypefindhelper</FILE>
+<TITLE>GstTypeFindHelper</TITLE>
+<INCLUDE>gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.h</INCLUDE>
+gst_type_find_helper
+gst_type_find_helper_for_buffer
+<SUBSECTION Private>
+</SECTION>
+
 # net
 
 <SECTION>
@@ -351,7 +360,3 @@ gst_check_teardown_element
 gst_check_teardown_sink_pad
 gst_check_teardown_src_pad
 </SECTION>
-
-# misc
-
-# TODO : add gsttypefindhelper
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.c b/libs/gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.c
index 747190ce75..26328bedef 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.c
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
+/**
+ * SECTION:gsttypefindhelper
+ * @short_description: Utility functions for typefinding 
+ *
+ * Utility functions for elements doing typefinding:
+ * gst_type_find_helper() does typefinding in pull mode, while
+ * gst_type_find_helper_for_buffer() is useful for elements needing to do
+ * typefinding in push mode from a chain function.
+ */
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>