diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index cae1ff8676b..41ffef11059 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2013-02-11  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+	* objects.texi (Char-Table Type): Add cindex.
+
 	* keymaps.texi (Key Binding Commands): Trivial rephrasing.
 
 2013-02-09  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
diff --git a/doc/lispref/objects.texi b/doc/lispref/objects.texi
index 4b24d920f9f..7cc1d16a8a2 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/objects.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/objects.texi
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ inherit from, a default value, and a small number of extra slots to use for
 special purposes.  A char-table can also specify a single value for
 a whole character set.
 
+@cindex @samp{#^} read syntax
   The printed representation of a char-table is like a vector
 except that there is an extra @samp{#^} at the beginning.