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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
index 09bde3e397..012737c390 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
- <v>&nbsp;Option = {debug,Dbgs} | {timeout,Time} | {spawn_opt,SOpts}</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;Option = {debug,Dbgs} | {timeout,Time} | {hibernate_after,HibernateAfterTimeout} | {spawn_opt,SOpts}</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Dbgs = [Dbg]</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dbg = trace | log | statistics | {log_to_file,FileName} | {install,{Func,FuncState}}</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;SOpts = [term()]</v>
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<v>&nbsp;Name = atom()</v>
<v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
- <v>&nbsp;Option = {debug,Dbgs} | {timeout,Time} | {spawn_opt,SOpts}</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;Option = {debug,Dbgs} | {timeout,Time} | {hibernate_after,HibernateAfterTimeout} | {spawn_opt,SOpts}</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Dbgs = [Dbg]</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dbg = trace | log | statistics | {log_to_file,FileName} | {install,{Func,FuncState}}</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;SOpts = [term()]</v>
@@ -419,6 +419,12 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
<seealso marker="kernel:global"><c>global</c></seealso>.
Thus, <c>{via,global,GlobalName}</c> is a valid reference.</p>
</item>
+ <item>
+ <p>If option <c>{hibernate_after,HibernateAfterTimeout}</c> is present, the <c>gen_event</c>
+ process awaits any message for <c>HibernateAfterTimeout</c> milliseconds and
+ if no message is received, the process goes into hibernation automatically
+ (by calling <seealso marker="proc_lib#hibernate/3"><c>proc_lib:hibernate/3</c></seealso>).</p>
+ </item>
</list>
<p>If the event manager is successfully created, the function
returns <c>{ok,Pid}</c>, where <c>Pid</c> is the pid of