diff --git a/Eigen/src/plugins/CommonCwiseUnaryOps.h b/Eigen/src/plugins/CommonCwiseUnaryOps.h
index f2da51efa..631d6197b 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/plugins/CommonCwiseUnaryOps.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/plugins/CommonCwiseUnaryOps.h
@@ -130,10 +130,18 @@ real() const { return derived(); }
 inline const ImagReturnType
 imag() const { return derived(); }
 
-/** \returns an expression of a custom coefficient-wise unary operator \a func of *this
+/** \brief Apply a unary operator coefficient-wise
+  * \param[in]  func  Functor implementing the unary operator
+  * \tparam  CustomUnaryOp Type of \a func  
+  * \returns An expression of a custom coefficient-wise unary operator \a func of *this
   *
-  * The template parameter \a CustomUnaryOp is the type of the functor
-  * of the custom unary operator.
+  * The function \c ptr_fun() from the C++ standard library can be used to make functors out of normal functions.
+  *
+  * Example:
+  * \include class_CwiseUnaryOp_ptrfun.cpp
+  * Output: \verbinclude class_CwiseUnaryOp_ptrfun.out
+  *
+  * Genuine functors allow for more possibilities, for instance it may contain a state.
   *
   * Example:
   * \include class_CwiseUnaryOp.cpp
diff --git a/doc/examples/class_CwiseUnaryOp_ptrfun.cpp b/doc/examples/class_CwiseUnaryOp_ptrfun.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36706d8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/examples/class_CwiseUnaryOp_ptrfun.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <Eigen/Core>
+#include <iostream>
+using namespace Eigen;
+using namespace std;
+
+// define function to be applied coefficient-wise
+double ramp(double x)
+{
+  if (x > 0)
+    return x;
+  else 
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+  Matrix4d m1 = Matrix4d::Random();
+  cout << m1 << endl << "becomes: " << endl << m1.unaryExpr(ptr_fun(ramp)) << endl;
+  return 0;
+}