diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/WFS/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/WFS/v1.js
index 981c887e98..f5578f6dcd 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/WFS/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/WFS/v1.js
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ OpenLayers.Protocol.WFS.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Protocol, {
      *     format's read method (that is only about reading transaction
      *     responses).
      *
+     * Parameters:
+     * options - {Object} Options for the read operation, in addition to the
+     *     options set on the instance (options set here will take precedence).
+     *
      * To use a configured protocol to get e.g. a WFS hit count, applications
      * could do the following:
      *
@@ -162,6 +166,16 @@ OpenLayers.Protocol.WFS.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Protocol, {
      *     }
      * });
      * (end)
+     *
+     * To limit the attributes returned by the GetFeature request, applications
+     * can use the propertyNames option to specify the properties to include in
+     * the response:
+     *
+     * (code)
+     * protocol.read({
+     *     propertyNames: ["DURATION", "INTENSITY"]
+     * });
+     * (end)
      */
     read: function(options) {
         OpenLayers.Protocol.prototype.read.apply(this, arguments);