diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 50ea17b36..b4068b5d2 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -7598,6 +7598,27 @@ clutter_actor_grab_key_focus (ClutterActor *self)
     clutter_stage_set_key_focus (CLUTTER_STAGE (parent), self);
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_actor_get_pango_context:
+ * @self: a #ClutterActor
+ *
+ * Retrieves the #PangoContext for @self. The actor's #PangoContext
+ * is already configured using the appropriate font map, resolution
+ * and font options.
+ *
+ * The returned #PangoContext will be updated each time the options
+ * stored by the default #ClutterBackend change.
+ *
+ * You can use the returned #PangoContext to create a #PangoLayout
+ * and render text using cogl_pango_render_layout() to reuse the
+ * glyphs cache also used by Clutter.
+ *
+ * Return value: the #PangoContext for a #ClutterActor. The returned
+ *   #PangoContext is owned by the actor and should not be unreferenced
+ *   by the application code
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
 PangoContext *
 clutter_actor_get_pango_context (ClutterActor *self)
 {
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-backend.c b/clutter/clutter-backend.c
index f49fa66da..4c60d40ff 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-backend.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-backend.c
@@ -521,6 +521,18 @@ clutter_backend_get_font_options (ClutterBackend *backend)
   return priv->font_options;
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_backend_set_font_name:
+ * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
+ * @font_name: the name of the font
+ *
+ * Sets the default font to be used by Clutter. The @font_name string
+ * must either be %NULL, which means that the font name from the
+ * default #ClutterBackend will be used; or be something that can
+ * be parsed by the pango_font_description_from_string() function.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
 void
 clutter_backend_set_font_name (ClutterBackend *backend,
                                const gchar    *font_name)
@@ -541,6 +553,18 @@ clutter_backend_set_font_name (ClutterBackend *backend,
   g_signal_emit (backend, backend_signals[FONT_CHANGED], 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * clutter_backend_get_font_name:
+ * @backend: a #ClutterBackend
+ *
+ * Retrieves the default font name as set by
+ * clutter_backend_set_font_name().
+ *
+ * Return value: the font name for the backend. The returned string is
+ *   owned by the #ClutterBackend and should never be modified or freed
+ *
+ * Since: 1.0
+ */
 G_CONST_RETURN gchar *
 clutter_backend_get_font_name (ClutterBackend *backend)
 {
diff --git a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
index fa094506a..2bda1aeea 100644
--- a/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
+++ b/doc/reference/clutter/clutter-sections.txt
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ clutter_actor_get_rotationx
 
 <SUBSECTION>
 clutter_actor_grab_key_focus
+clutter_actor_get_pango_context
 
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 CLUTTER_TYPE_GEOMETRY
@@ -872,14 +873,16 @@ clutter_behaviour_ellipse_get_type
 <FILE>clutter-backend</FILE>
 <TITLE>ClutterBackend</TITLE>
 clutter_get_default_backend
-clutter_backend_get_resolution
 clutter_backend_set_resolution
-clutter_backend_get_double_click_time
+clutter_backend_get_resolution
 clutter_backend_set_double_click_time
-clutter_backend_get_double_click_distance
+clutter_backend_get_double_click_time
 clutter_backend_set_double_click_distance
+clutter_backend_get_double_click_distance
 clutter_backend_set_font_options
 clutter_backend_get_font_options
+clutter_backend_set_font_name
+clutter_backend_get_font_name
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 CLUTTER_BACKEND
 CLUTTER_IS_BACKEND