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diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_get_error.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_get_error.pod
index 747b99741b..48c6b15db7 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_get_error.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_get_error.pod
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ SSL_get_error - obtain result code for TLS/SSL I/O operation
 
  #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 
- int SSL_get_error(SSL *ssl, int ret);
+ int SSL_get_error(const SSL *ssl, int ret);
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 SSL_get_error() returns a result code (suitable for the C "switch"
-statement) for a preceding call to SSL_connect(), SSL_accept(),
-SSL_read(), or SSL_write() on B<ssl>.  The value returned by that
-TLS/SSL I/O function must be passed to SSL_get_error() in parameter
+statement) for a preceding call to SSL_connect(), SSL_accept(), SSL_do_handshake(),
+SSL_read(), SSL_peek(), or SSL_write() on B<ssl>.  The value returned by
+that TLS/SSL I/O function must be passed to SSL_get_error() in parameter
 B<ret>.
 
 In addition to B<ssl> and B<ret>, SSL_get_error() inspects the
@@ -64,10 +64,21 @@ TLS/SSL I/O function should be retried.
 
 Caveat: Any TLS/SSL I/O function can lead to either of
 B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ> and B<SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE>.  In particular,
-SSL_read() may want to write data and SSL_write() may want to read
-data.  This is because TLS/SSL handshakes may occur at any time
-during the protocol (initiated by either the client or the server);
-SSL_read() and SSL_write() will handle any pending handshakes.
+SSL_read() or SSL_peek() may want to write data and SSL_write() may want
+to read data.  This is mainly because TLS/SSL handshakes may occur at any
+time during the protocol (initiated by either the client or the server);
+SSL_read(), SSL_peek(), and SSL_write() will handle any pending handshakes.
+
+=item SSL_ERROR_WANT_CONNECT, SSL_ERROR_WANT_ACCEPT
+
+The operation did not complete; the same TLS/SSL I/O function should be
+called again later. The underlying BIO was not connected yet to the peer
+and the call would block in connect()/accept(). The SSL function should be
+called again when the connection is established. These messages can only
+appear with a BIO_s_connect() or BIO_s_accept() BIO, respectively.
+In order to find out, when the connection has been successfully established,
+on many platforms select() or poll() for writing on the socket file descriptor
+can be used.
 
 =item SSL_ERROR_WANT_X509_LOOKUP