diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml
index 6de464c654..0b52feffe5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/xfunc.sgml
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
    <para>
     A procedure is a database object similar to a function.  The difference is
     that a procedure does not return a value, so there is no return type
-    declaration.  While a function is called as part of a query or DML
+    declaration.  Procedures can also begin and commit transactions.
+    While a function is called as part of a query or DML
     command, a procedure is called explicitly using
     the <xref linkend="sql-call"/> statement.
    </para>