diff --git a/docs/reference/ChangeLog b/docs/reference/ChangeLog
index 810efd5764..19f134b15b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ChangeLog
+++ b/docs/reference/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2001-10-27  Anders Carlsson  <andersca@gnu.org>
 
+	* gtk/tmpl/gtkspinbutton.sgml: Clarify that we're
+	returning a spin button in the _new function.
+	This fixes #54097.
+
 	* gtk/tmpl/gtktoolbar.sgml: Change docs for 
 	gtk_toolbar_append_item to say that it appends an item
 	to the end of a toolbar. This fixes #60428.
diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtkspinbutton.sgml b/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtkspinbutton.sgml
index 3207df6fd4..3bb8f287f8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtkspinbutton.sgml
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/tmpl/gtkspinbutton.sgml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Creates a new #GtkSpinButton.
 @adjustment: the #GtkAdjustment object that this spin button should use.
 @climb_rate: specifies how much the spin button changes when an arrow is clicked on.
 @digits: the number of decimal places to display.
-@Returns: a #GtkWidget.
+@Returns: The new spin button as a #GtkWidget.
 
 
 <!-- ##### FUNCTION gtk_spin_button_new_with_range ##### -->