diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/CHANGELOG.md
index 15e0c9cfe4..318383aa56 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ CHANGELOG
  * [BC BREAK] JsonResponse does not turn a top level empty array to an object anymore, use an ArrayObject to enforce objects
  * added a IpUtils class to check if an IP belongs to a CIDR
  * added Request::getRealMethod() to get the "real" HTTP method (getMethod() returns the "intended" HTTP method)
- * disabled _method request parameter support by default (call Request::enableHttpMethodParameterOverride() to enable it)
+ * disabled _method request parameter support by default (call Request::enableHttpMethodParameterOverride() to
+   enable it, and Request::getHttpMethodParameterOverride() to check if it is supported)
  * Request::splitHttpAcceptHeader() method is deprecated and will be removed in 2.3
  * Deprecated Flashbag::count() and \Countable interface, will be removed in 2.3
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
index 04faf988f8..ac12d3ce46 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ class Request
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the state of httpMethodParameterOverride value.
+     * Checks whether support for the _method request parameter is enabled.
      *
-     * @return Boolean
+     * @return Boolean True when the _method request parameter is enabled, false otherwise
      */
     public static function getHttpMethodParameterOverride()
     {