diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index c423ac6..3ae2cb6 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 		<ul>
 			<li>Added <kbd>form_multiselect()</kbd> to the <a href="helpers/form_helper.html">Form helper</a>.</li>
 			<li>Modified <kbd>form_hidden()</kbd> in the <a href="helpers/form_helper.html">Form helper</a> to accept multi-dimensional arrays.</li>
+			<li>Modified <kbd>directory_map()</kbd> in the <a href="helpers/directory_helper.html">Directory helper</a> to allow the inclusion of hidden files.</li>
 		</ul>
 	</li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/user_guide/helpers/directory_helper.html b/user_guide/helpers/directory_helper.html
index 898b5ac..5ebb816 100644
--- a/user_guide/helpers/directory_helper.html
+++ b/user_guide/helpers/directory_helper.html
@@ -78,13 +78,16 @@
 
 <p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> Paths are almost always relative to your main index.php file.</p>
 
-
-
 <p>Sub-folders contained within the directory will be mapped as well.  If you wish to map
 only the top level directory set the second parameter to <var>true</var> (boolean):</p>
 
 <code>$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/', TRUE);</code>
 
+<p>By default, hidden files will not be included in the returned array.  To override this behavior, 
+you may set a third parameter to <var>true</var> (boolean):</p>
+
+<code>$map = directory_map('./mydirectory/', FALSE, TRUE);</code>
+
 <p>Each folder name will be an array index, while its contained files will be numerically indexed.
 Here is an example of a typical array:</p>