diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
index 7819050fa..db5a2d1aa 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultHttpClient.java
@@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ public DefaultHttpClient() {
     }
 
     
+    /**
+     * Creates a new BasicHttpParams object, and sets up the following:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>Version: HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1</li>
+     * <li>ContentCharset: HTTP.DEFAULT_CONTENT_CHARSET</li>
+     * <li>UseExpectContinue: true</li>
+     * <li>NoTcpDelay: true</li>
+     * <li>SocketBufferSize: 8192</li>
+     * <li>UserAgent: Apache-HttpClient/release (java 1.5)</li>
+     * </ul>
+     */
     @Override
     protected HttpParams createHttpParams() {
         HttpParams params = new BasicHttpParams();