diff --git a/entries/jQuery.widget.xml b/entries/jQuery.widget.xml
index ed2075ee..b05f1d1f 100644
--- a/entries/jQuery.widget.xml
+++ b/entries/jQuery.widget.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@
 			<p>All widgets have the following set of properties:</p>
 
 			<ul>
+				<li>
+					<strong>defaultElement</strong>: An element to use when a widget instance is constructed without providing an element. For example, since the progressbar's <code>defaultElement</code> is <code>"&lt;div&gt;</code>", <code>$.ui.progressbar({ value: 50 })</code> instantiates a progressbar widget instance on a newly created <code>&lt;div&gt;</code>.
+				</li>
 				<li>
 					<strong>document</strong>: The <code>document</code> that the widget's element is within.  Useful if you need to interact with widgets within iframes.
 				</li>