diff --git a/Doc/library/htmlparser.rst b/Doc/library/htmlparser.rst
index a5c185cd736..7b0ce03a07b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/htmlparser.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/htmlparser.rst
@@ -148,10 +148,18 @@ An exception is defined as well:
 
 .. method:: HTMLParser.handle_decl(decl)
 
-   Method called when an SGML declaration is read by the parser.  The *decl*
-   parameter will be the entire contents of the declaration inside the ``<!``...\
-   ``>`` markup.  It is intended to be overridden by a derived class; the base
-   class implementation does nothing.
+   Method called when an SGML ``doctype`` declaration is read by the parser.
+   The *decl* parameter will be the entire contents of the declaration inside
+   the ``<!...>`` markup.  It is intended to be overridden by a derived class;
+   the base class implementation does nothing.
+
+
+.. method:: HTMLParser.unknown_decl(data)
+
+   Method called when an unrecognized SGML declaration is read by the parser.
+   The *data* parameter will be the entire contents of the declaration inside
+   the ``<!...>`` markup.  It is sometimes useful to be be overridden by a
+   derived class; the base class implementation throws an :exc:`HTMLParseError`.
 
 
 .. method:: HTMLParser.handle_pi(data)