diff --git a/doc/reference/ChangeLog b/doc/reference/ChangeLog
index 6fc73570a..30f9505ca 100644
--- a/doc/reference/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/reference/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+2008-06-23  Øyvind Kolås  <pippin@o-hand.com>
+
+	* clutter/subclassing-ClutterActor.sgml: added missing call to
+	cogl_push_matrix ()
+
 2008-06-16  Matthew Allum  <mallum@openedhand.com>
 
 	* cogl/cogl-docs.sgml:
-        Add an intro.
+	Add an intro.
 
 2008-06-13  Øyvind Kolås  <pippin@o-hand.com>
 
diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/subclassing-ClutterActor.sgml b/doc/reference/clutter/subclassing-ClutterActor.sgml
index 1ce27b9f5..ecae6d322 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/subclassing-ClutterActor.sgml
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/subclassing-ClutterActor.sgml
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ foo_actor_pick (ClutterActor       *actor,
   /* this is the arc radius for the rounded rectangle corners */
   r = CLUTTER_UNITS_TO_FIXED (foo_actor->radius);
 
+  cogl_push_matrix ();
+
   /* use the passed color to paint ourselves */
   cogl_color (pick_color);