diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/running-clutter.xml b/doc/reference/clutter/running-clutter.xml
index 94cd2cd66..73b1d34bf 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/running-clutter.xml
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/running-clutter.xml
@@ -60,13 +60,20 @@
CLUTTER_DEBUG
- Enables debugging modes for Clutter.
+ Enables debugging modes for Clutter; debugging modes are
+ used to print debugging messages on the console. Clutter must be
+ compiled with the --enable-debug configuration switch for these
+ messages to be printed out. Multiple debugging modes can be
+ enabled by separating them using a colon (":") or a comma
+ (",").
- COGL_DEBUG
+ CLUTTER_PAINT
- Enables debugging modes for Cogl.
+ Enables paint debugging modes for Clutter; the modes change
+ the way Clutter paints a scene and are useful for debugging the
+ behaviour of the paint cycle.
@@ -177,7 +184,7 @@
The debugging flags can be used for the CLUTTER_DEBUG environment
variable and the --clutter-debug command line switch. Multiple flags can
- be separated by a colon (:).
+ be separated by a colon (:) or a comma (,).