diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9eda6c609..9a63525c6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ Changes
    * Provide an empty implementation of mbedtls_pkcs5_pbes2() when
      MBEDTLS_ASN1_PARSE_C is not enabled. This allows the use of PBKDF2
      without PBES2. Fixed by Marcos Del Sol Vives.
+   * Improve the documentation of mbedtls_net_accept(). Contributed by Ivan
+     Krylov.
 
 = mbed TLS 2.7.2 branch released 2018-03-16
 
diff --git a/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h b/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
index 54e612cc5..52bb8de7c 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/net_sockets.h
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ int mbedtls_net_bind( mbedtls_net_context *ctx, const char *bind_ip, const char
  *
  * \param bind_ctx  Relevant socket
  * \param client_ctx Will contain the connected client socket
- * \param client_ip Will contain the client IP address
+ * \param client_ip Will contain the client IP address, can be NULL
  * \param buf_size  Size of the client_ip buffer
- * \param ip_len    Will receive the size of the client IP written
+ * \param ip_len    Will receive the size of the client IP written,
+ *                  can be NULL if client_ip is null
  *
  * \return          0 if successful, or
  *                  MBEDTLS_ERR_NET_ACCEPT_FAILED, or