diff --git a/includes/module.inc b/includes/module.inc
index ce8470962204923e0c007f2c8fb61fe19da21510..3b79eee00e2e96f24240ca6958a64a7391fe3741 100644
--- a/includes/module.inc
+++ b/includes/module.inc
@@ -138,13 +138,22 @@ function module_load_install($module) {
 
 /**
  * Load a module include file.
+ * 
+ * Examples:
+ * @code
+ *   // Load node.admin.inc from the node module
+ *   module_load_include('inc', 'node', 'node.admin');
+ *   // Load node.install from the node module
+ *   module_load_include('install', 'node'); 
+ * @endcode
  *
  * @param $type
  *   The include file's type (file extension).
  * @param $module
  *   The module to which the include file belongs.
  * @param $name
- *   Optionally, specify the file name. If not set, the module's name is used.
+ *   Optionally, specify the base file name (without the $type extension). 
+ *   If not set, $module is used.
  */
 function module_load_include($type, $module, $name = NULL) {
   if (empty($name)) {