diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
index c16d26b143..98ac1cfdc8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * Callback from the handlers.box set up when <box> selection is on
      *
      * Parameters:
-     * position - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}  
+     * position - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>|Object} An OpenLayers.Bounds or
+     * an object with a 'left', 'bottom', 'right' and 'top' properties.
      */
     selectBox: function(position) {
         var bounds;