diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 7f86c8993e..c3996555fa 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-10-02  Phil Muldoon  <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
+
+	PR python/15579
+
+	* python/python.c: Document gdb.execute command in Python help.
+
 2013-10-02  Phil Muldoon  <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
 
 	* python/py-frame.c (frame_info_to_frame_object): Use
diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 00092c739d..542c2d1323 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -1825,7 +1825,10 @@ static PyMethodDef GdbMethods[] =
   { "history", gdbpy_history, METH_VARARGS,
     "Get a value from history" },
   { "execute", (PyCFunction) execute_gdb_command, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS,
-    "Execute a gdb command" },
+    "execute (command [, from_tty] [, to_string]) -> [String]\n\
+Evaluate command, a string, as a gdb CLI command.  Optionally returns\n\
+a Python String containing the output of the command if to_string is\n\
+set to True." },
   { "parameter", gdbpy_parameter, METH_VARARGS,
     "Return a gdb parameter's value" },