diff --git a/documentation/src/main/docbook/manual/en-US/content/query_criteria.xml b/documentation/src/main/docbook/manual/en-US/content/query_criteria.xml
index adc56bafe1..ed10448a05 100644
--- a/documentation/src/main/docbook/manual/en-US/content/query_criteria.xml
+++ b/documentation/src/main/docbook/manual/en-US/content/query_criteria.xml
@@ -485,6 +485,18 @@ session.createCriteria(Cat.class)
     .add( Property.forName("cat2.sex").eqProperty("cat.sex") );
 session.createCriteria(Cat.class, "cat")
     .add( Property.forName("weight").gt(avgWeightForSex) )
+    .list();]]></programlisting>
+
+        <para>
+            Example of multi-column restriction based on a subquery:
+        </para>
+
+        <programlisting role="JAVA"><![CDATA[DetachedCriteria sizeQuery = DetachedCriteria.forClass( Man.class )
+    .setProjection( Projections.projectionList().add( Projections.property( "weight" ) )
+                                                .add( Projections.property( "height" ) ) )
+    .add( Restrictions.eq( "name", "John" ) );
+session.createCriteria( Woman.class )
+    .add( Subqueries.propertiesEq( new String[] { "weight", "height" }, sizeQuery ) )
     .list();]]></programlisting>
 
     </section>