diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 87cd76a7f2..ca1d14de4d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Oct  5 05:47:59 2011  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
+
+	* random.c (Init_Random):  Add a top-level comment for Random.  Patch
+	  by Brett Bim.  [Ruby 1.9 - Bug #5403]
+
 Wed Oct  5 02:50:27 2011  Aaron Patterson <aaron@tenderlovemaking.com>
 
 	* ext/psych/lib/psych/syntax_error.rb: Add file, line, offset, and
diff --git a/random.c b/random.c
index ebb4a60de0..0f7a379756 100644
--- a/random.c
+++ b/random.c
@@ -1321,6 +1321,13 @@ rb_reset_random_seed(void)
     r->seed = INT2FIX(0);
 }
 
+/*
+ *  Document-class: Random
+ *
+ *  The Random module contains module functions for producing pseudo-random
+ *  numbers that meet certain requirements for randomness.
+ */
+
 void
 Init_Random(void)
 {