diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index eadf9b961089b61d0914183954b0961aaef7504c..9d57ad5bd3babe8e3c5df4308c68ecf197226735 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -572,6 +572,14 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 			via multiple <literal>Variable: name=value</literal> sequences.</para>
 		</description>
 	</manager>
+	<info name="SIPMessageFromInfo" language="en_US" tech="SIP">
+		<para>The <literal>from</literal> parameter can be a configured peer name
+		or in the form of "display-name" &lt;URI&gt;.</para>
+	</info>
+	<info name="SIPMessageToInfo" language="en_US" tech="SIP">
+		<para>Specifying a prefix of <literal>sip:</literal> will send the
+		message as a SIP MESSAGE request.</para>
+	</info>
  ***/
 
 static int min_expiry = DEFAULT_MIN_EXPIRY;        /*!< Minimum accepted registration time */
diff --git a/doc/appdocsxml.dtd b/doc/appdocsxml.dtd
index d5815648e537bc3c0bba248f302c098cf3ba1811..456ac188fdc1e08e1bb94c8b260ad50751fec832 100644
--- a/doc/appdocsxml.dtd
+++ b/doc/appdocsxml.dtd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-  <!ELEMENT docs (application|function|agi|manager|managerEvent)*>
+  <!ELEMENT docs (application|function|agi|manager|managerEvent|info)*>
   <!ATTLIST docs xmlns:xi CDATA #FIXED "http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
 
   <!ELEMENT xi:include (xi:fallback?) >
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
   <!ELEMENT managerEventInstance (synopsis?,syntax?,description?,see-also?)*>
   <!ATTLIST managerEventInstance class CDATA #REQUIRED>
 
+  <!ELEMENT info (para|note|warning|variablelist|enumlist|info|xi:include)*>
+  <!ATTLIST info name CDATA #REQUIRED>
+  <!ATTLIST info language CDATA #REQUIRED>
+  <!ATTLIST info tech CDATA #REQUIRED>
+
   <!ELEMENT see-also (ref|xi:include)*>
 
   <!ELEMENT ref (#PCDATA)>
@@ -46,9 +51,9 @@
   <!ELEMENT syntax (parameter|xi:include)*>
   <!ATTLIST syntax argsep CDATA ",">
 
-  <!ELEMENT description (para|note|warning|variablelist|enumlist|xi:include)*>
+  <!ELEMENT description (para|note|warning|variablelist|enumlist|info|xi:include)*>
 
-  <!ELEMENT parameter (optionlist|enumlist|argument|para|note|warning|parameter|xi:include)*>
+  <!ELEMENT parameter (optionlist|enumlist|argument|para|note|warning|parameter|info|xi:include)*>
   <!ATTLIST parameter name CDATA "">
   <!ATTLIST parameter required (yes|no|true|false) "false">
   <!ATTLIST parameter multiple (yes|no|true|false) "false">
@@ -58,17 +63,17 @@
   <!ATTLIST parameter argsep CDATA ",">
 
   <!ELEMENT optionlist (option+)>
-  <!ELEMENT option (argument|para|note|warning|variablelist|enumlist|xi:include)*>
+  <!ELEMENT option (argument|para|note|warning|variablelist|enumlist|info|xi:include)*>
   <!ATTLIST option name CDATA #REQUIRED>
   <!ATTLIST option argsep CDATA ",">
   <!ATTLIST option implies CDATA "">
   <!ATTLIST option hasparams CDATA "">
 
   <!ELEMENT enumlist (enum+)>
-  <!ELEMENT enum (para|note|warning|parameter|enumlist|xi:include)*>
+  <!ELEMENT enum (para|note|warning|parameter|enumlist|info|xi:include)*>
   <!ATTLIST enum name CDATA "">
 
-  <!ELEMENT argument (para|note|warning|variablelist|argument|xi:include)*>
+  <!ELEMENT argument (para|note|warning|variablelist|argument|info|xi:include)*>
   <!ATTLIST argument name CDATA #REQUIRED>
   <!ATTLIST argument multiple (yes|no|true|false) "false">
   <!ATTLIST argument required (yes|no|true|false) "false">
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@
   <!ELEMENT warning (para+|xi:include*)>
 
   <!ELEMENT variablelist (variable+|xi:include*)>
-  <!ELEMENT variable (#PCDATA|value|para|xi:include)*>
+  <!ELEMENT variable (#PCDATA|value|para|info|xi:include)*>
   <!ATTLIST variable name CDATA "">
 
   <!ELEMENT value (#PCDATA)>
diff --git a/main/message.c b/main/message.c
index b79ec0d6bd2b405f4bb3e75e557b72d6d702f714..1ac9231e314f5445f482689d4f45abd9dc3c4a66 100644
--- a/main/message.c
+++ b/main/message.c
@@ -122,20 +122,20 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 		<syntax>
 			<parameter name="to" required="true">
 				<para>A To URI for the message.</para>
+				<xi:include xpointer="xpointer(/docs/info[@name='SIPMessageToInfo'])" />
+				<xi:include xpointer="xpointer(/docs/info[@name='XMPPMessageToInfo'])" />
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="from" required="false">
 				<para>A From URI for the message if needed for the
 				message technology being used to send this message.</para>
-				<note>
-					<para>For SIP the from parameter can be a configured peer name
-					or in the form of "display-name" &lt;URI&gt;.</para>
-				</note>
+				<xi:include xpointer="xpointer(/docs/info[@name='SIPMessageFromInfo'])" />
 			</parameter>
 		</syntax>
 		<description>
 			<para>Send a text message.  The body of the message that will be
-			sent is what is currently set to <literal>MESSAGE(body)</literal>.</para>
-
+			sent is what is currently set to <literal>MESSAGE(body)</literal>.
+			  The technology chosen for sending the message is determined
+			based on a prefix to the <literal>to</literal> parameter.</para>
 			<para>This application sets the following channel variables:</para>
 			<variablelist>
 				<variable name="MESSAGE_SEND_STATUS">
@@ -164,14 +164,13 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 			<xi:include xpointer="xpointer(/docs/manager[@name='Login']/syntax/parameter[@name='ActionID'])" />
 			<parameter name="To" required="true">
 				<para>The URI the message is to be sent to.</para>
+				<xi:include xpointer="xpointer(/docs/info[@name='SIPMessageToInfo'])" />
+				<xi:include xpointer="xpointer(/docs/info[@name='XMPPMessageToInfo'])" />
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="From">
 				<para>A From URI for the message if needed for the
 				message technology being used to send this message.</para>
-				<note>
-					<para>For SIP the from parameter can be a configured peer name
-					or in the form of "display-name" &lt;URI&gt;.</para>
-				</note>
+				<xi:include xpointer="xpointer(/docs/info[@name='SIPMessageFromInfo'])" />
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="Body">
 				<para>The message body text.  This must not contain any newlines as that
diff --git a/main/xmldoc.c b/main/xmldoc.c
index 6314444313a4aa9993d77d204d0a2280c88763ce..e8383511ea97a0744aacdd3d96f322ef08ed6cc0 100644
--- a/main/xmldoc.c
+++ b/main/xmldoc.c
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ struct documentation_tree {
 
 static char *xmldoc_get_syntax_cmd(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, const char *name, int printname);
 static int xmldoc_parse_enumlist(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, const char *tabs, struct ast_str **buffer);
+static int xmldoc_parse_info(struct ast_xml_node *node, const char *tabs, const char *posttabs, struct ast_str **buffer);
+static int xmldoc_parse_para(struct ast_xml_node *node, const char *tabs, const char *posttabs, struct ast_str **buffer);
+static int xmldoc_parse_specialtags(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, const char *tabs, const char *posttabs, struct ast_str **buffer);
+
 
 /*!
  * \brief Container of documentation trees
@@ -1196,6 +1200,26 @@ char *ast_xmldoc_build_syntax(const char *type, const char *name, const char *mo
 	return _ast_xmldoc_build_syntax(node, type, name);
 }
 
+/*! \internal
+ *  \brief Parse common internal elements.  This includes paragraphs, special
+ *         tags, and information nodes.
+ *  \param node The element to parse
+ *  \param tabs Add this string before the content of the parsed element.
+ *  \param posttabs Add this string after the content of the parsed element.
+ *  \param buffer This must be an already allocated ast_str. It will be used to
+ *                store the result (if something has already been placed in the
+ *                buffer, the parsed elements will be appended)
+ *  \retval 1 if any data was appended to the buffer
+ *  \retval 2 if the data appended to the buffer contained a text paragraph
+ *  \retval 0 if no data was appended to the buffer
+ */
+static int xmldoc_parse_common_elements(struct ast_xml_node *node, const char *tabs, const char *posttabs, struct ast_str **buffer)
+{
+	return (xmldoc_parse_para(node, tabs, posttabs, buffer)
+		|| xmldoc_parse_specialtags(node, tabs, posttabs, buffer)
+		|| xmldoc_parse_info(node, tabs, posttabs, buffer));
+}
+
 /*! \internal
  *  \brief Parse a <para> element.
  *  \param node The <para> element pointer.
@@ -1287,7 +1311,8 @@ static int xmldoc_parse_specialtags(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, const char *ta
 		/* parse <para> elements inside special tags. */
 		for (node = ast_xml_node_get_children(node); node; node = ast_xml_node_get_next(node)) {
 			/* first <para> just print it without tabs at the begining. */
-			if (xmldoc_parse_para(node, (!count ? "" : tabs), posttabs, buffer) == 2) {
+			if ((xmldoc_parse_para(node, (!count ? "" : tabs), posttabs, buffer) == 2)
+				|| (xmldoc_parse_info(node, (!count ? "": tabs), posttabs, buffer) == 2)) {
 				ret = 2;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1302,6 +1327,55 @@ static int xmldoc_parse_specialtags(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, const char *ta
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*! \internal
+ *  \brief Parse an 'info' tag inside an element.
+ *  \param node A pointer to the 'info' xml node.
+ *  \param tabs A string to be appended at the beginning of each line being printed
+ *              inside 'buffer'
+ *  \param posttabs Add this string after the content of the <para> element, if one exists
+ *  \param String buffer to put values found inide the info element.
+ *  \ret 2 if the information contained a para element, and it returned a value of 2
+ *  \ret 1 if information was put into the buffer
+ *  \ret 0 if no information was put into the buffer or error
+ */
+static int xmldoc_parse_info(struct ast_xml_node *node, const char *tabs, const char *posttabs, struct ast_str **buffer)
+{
+	const char *tech;
+	char *internaltabs;
+	int internal_ret;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (strcasecmp(ast_xml_node_get_name(node), "info")) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ast_asprintf(&internaltabs, "%s    ", tabs);
+	if (!internaltabs) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	tech = ast_xml_get_attribute(node, "tech");
+	if (tech) {
+		ast_str_append(buffer, 0, "%s<note>Technology: %s</note>\n", internaltabs, tech);
+		ast_xml_free_attr(tech);
+	}
+
+	ret = 1;
+
+	for (node = ast_xml_node_get_children(node); node; node = ast_xml_node_get_next(node)) {
+		if (!strcasecmp(ast_xml_node_get_name(node), "enumlist")) {
+			xmldoc_parse_enumlist(node, internaltabs, buffer);
+		} else if ((internal_ret = xmldoc_parse_common_elements(node, internaltabs, posttabs, buffer))) {
+			if (internal_ret > ret) {
+				ret = internal_ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	ast_free(internaltabs);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*! \internal
  *  \brief Parse an <argument> element from the xml documentation.
  *  \param fixnode Pointer to the 'argument' xml node.
@@ -1327,7 +1401,7 @@ static int xmldoc_parse_argument(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, int insideparamet
 	if (!argname) {
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (xmldoc_has_inside(node, "para") || xmldoc_has_specialtags(node)) {
+	if (xmldoc_has_inside(node, "para") || xmldoc_has_inside(node, "info") || xmldoc_has_specialtags(node)) {
 		ast_str_append(buffer, 0, "%s%s%s", tabs, argname, (insideparameter ? "\n" : ""));
 		ast_xml_free_attr(argname);
 	} else {
@@ -1336,10 +1410,7 @@ static int xmldoc_parse_argument(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, int insideparamet
 	}
 
 	for (node = ast_xml_node_get_children(node); node; node = ast_xml_node_get_next(node)) {
-		if (xmldoc_parse_para(node, (insideparameter ? paramtabs : (!count ? " - " : tabs)), "\n", buffer) == 2) {
-			count++;
-			ret = 1;
-		} else if (xmldoc_parse_specialtags(node, (insideparameter ? paramtabs : (!count ? " - " : tabs)), "\n", buffer) == 2) {
+		if (xmldoc_parse_common_elements(node, (insideparameter ? paramtabs : (!count ? " - " : tabs)), "\n", buffer) == 2) {
 			count++;
 			ret = 1;
 		}
@@ -1368,10 +1439,7 @@ static int xmldoc_parse_variable(struct ast_xml_node *node, const char *tabs, st
 	int ret = 0, printedpara=0;
 
 	for (tmp = ast_xml_node_get_children(node); tmp; tmp = ast_xml_node_get_next(tmp)) {
-		if (xmldoc_parse_para(tmp, (ret ? tabs : ""), "\n", buffer)) {
-			printedpara = 1;
-			continue;
-		} else if (xmldoc_parse_specialtags(tmp, (ret ? tabs : ""), "\n", buffer)) {
+		if (xmldoc_parse_common_elements(tmp, (ret ? tabs : ""), "\n", buffer)) {
 			printedpara = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1442,10 +1510,7 @@ static int xmldoc_parse_variablelist(struct ast_xml_node *node, const char *tabs
 	}
 	for (tmp = ast_xml_node_get_children(node); tmp; tmp = ast_xml_node_get_next(tmp)) {
 		/* We can have a <para> element inside the variable list */
-		if ((xmldoc_parse_para(tmp, (ret ? tabs : ""), "\n", buffer))) {
-			ret = 1;
-			continue;
-		} else if ((xmldoc_parse_specialtags(tmp, (ret ? tabs : ""), "\n", buffer))) {
+		if (xmldoc_parse_common_elements(tmp, (ret ? tabs : ""), "\n", buffer)) {
 			ret = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1579,9 +1644,7 @@ static int xmldoc_parse_enum(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, const char *tabs, str
 	ast_asprintf(&optiontabs, "%s    ", tabs);
 
 	for (node = ast_xml_node_get_children(node); node; node = ast_xml_node_get_next(node)) {
-		if ((xmldoc_parse_para(node, (ret ? tabs : " - "), "\n", buffer))) {
-			ret = 1;
-		} else if ((xmldoc_parse_specialtags(node, (ret ? tabs : " - "), "\n", buffer))) {
+		if (xmldoc_parse_common_elements(node, (ret ? tabs : " - "), "\n", buffer)) {
 			ret = 1;
 		}
 
@@ -1659,9 +1722,7 @@ static int xmldoc_parse_option(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, const char *tabs, s
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (xmldoc_parse_para(node, (ret ? tabs :  ""), "\n", buffer)) {
-			ret = 1;
-		} else if (xmldoc_parse_specialtags(node, (ret ? tabs :  ""), "\n", buffer)) {
+		if (xmldoc_parse_common_elements(node, (ret ? tabs :  ""), "\n", buffer)) {
 			ret = 1;
 		}
 
@@ -1779,6 +1840,18 @@ static void xmldoc_parse_parameter(struct ast_xml_node *fixnode, const char *tab
 				continue;
 			}
 			continue;
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(ast_xml_node_get_name(node), "info")) {
+			if (!printed) {
+				ast_str_append(buffer, 0, "%s\n", paramname);
+				ast_xml_free_attr(paramname);
+				printed = 1;
+			}
+			if (xmldoc_parse_info(node, internaltabs, "\n", buffer)) {
+				/* If anything ever goes in below this condition before the continue below,
+				 * we should probably continue immediately. */
+				continue;
+			}
+			continue;
 		} else if ((xmldoc_parse_specialtags(node, internaltabs, "\n", buffer))) {
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1881,9 +1954,7 @@ static struct ast_str *xmldoc_get_formatted(struct ast_xml_node *node, int raw_o
 	} else {
 		for (tmp = ast_xml_node_get_children(node); tmp; tmp = ast_xml_node_get_next(tmp)) {
 			/* if found, parse a <para> element. */
-			if (xmldoc_parse_para(tmp, "", "\n", &ret)) {
-				continue;
-			} else if (xmldoc_parse_specialtags(tmp, "", "\n", &ret)) {
+			if (xmldoc_parse_common_elements(tmp, "", "\n", &ret)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 			/* if found, parse a <variablelist> element. */
diff --git a/res/res_xmpp.c b/res/res_xmpp.c
index 643eaa7c2b5a010123dee49166d3e52359aa3df5..93916c5835426a60a7a9b5bfa4afd69907b48264 100644
--- a/res/res_xmpp.c
+++ b/res/res_xmpp.c
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 			<para>Sends a message to a Jabber Client.</para>
 		</description>
 	</manager>
+	<info name="XMPPMessageToInfo" language="en_US" tech="XMPP">
+		<para>Specifying a prefix of <literal>xmpp:</literal> will send the
+		message as an XMPP chat message.</para>
+	</info>
 ***/
 
 /*! \brief Supported general configuration flags */