diff --git a/lib/wp/properties.c b/lib/wp/properties.c
index 9d8de968..42c328e6 100644
--- a/lib/wp/properties.c
+++ b/lib/wp/properties.c
@@ -929,9 +929,11 @@ wp_properties_iterator_item_get_value (const GValue * item)
 }
 
 /*!
- * \brief gets the number of items
+ * \brief Gets the number of properties contained in this object
  * \ingroup wpproperties
  * \param self a properties object
+ * \returns the number of properties contained in this object
+ * \since 0.4.10
  */
 guint
 wp_properties_get_count (WpProperties * self)
@@ -942,7 +944,6 @@ wp_properties_get_count (WpProperties * self)
   return dict->n_items;
 }
 
-
 /*!
  * \brief Sorts the keys in alphabetical order
  * \ingroup wpproperties