diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index ddd6050480..7aefb52963 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Slight doc tweak to #prepend_filter.  Closes #6493 [Jeremy Voorhis]
+
 * Add more extensive documentation to the AssetTagHelper.  Closes #6452 [Bob Silva]
 
 * Clean up multiple calls to #stringify_keys in TagHelper, add better documentation and testing for TagHelper.  Closes #6394 [Bob Silva]
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb
index 9f3d1e58d9..3290defff8 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     # can use <tt>prepend_before_filter</tt> and <tt>prepend_after_filter</tt>. Filters added by these methods will be put at the
     # beginning of their respective chain and executed before the rest. For example:
     #
-    #   class ShoppingController
+    #   class ShoppingController < ActionController::Base
     #     before_filter :verify_open_shop
     #
-    #   class CheckoutController
+    #   class CheckoutController < ShoppingController
     #     prepend_before_filter :ensure_items_in_cart, :ensure_items_in_stock
     #
     # The filter chain for the CheckoutController is now <tt>:ensure_items_in_cart, :ensure_items_in_stock,</tt>