diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el b/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
index 66dbc3fa..c24563e1 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ Set to nil to not have any time-based restriction."
 ;;; function for mapping a contact onto the canonical one.
 (defun mu4e-contact-identity (contact)
   "This returns the name and the mail-address of a contact.
-It's used as an identity function for converting contacts to their
-canonical counterpart."
+It is used as the identity function for converting contacts to
+their canonical counterpart; useful as an example."
     (let ((name (plist-get contact :name))
           (mail (plist-get contact :mail)))
       (list :name name :mail mail)))
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ canonical counterpart."
 (defcustom mu4e-contact-rewrite-function nil
   "Function to be used for when processing contacts and rewrite
 them, for example you may use this for correcting typo's, changed
-names and adapting addresses or names to company policies. As as
+names and adapting addresses or names to company policies. As an
 example of this, see `mu4e-contact-identity'."
   :type 'function
   :group 'mu4e-compose)
diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e.texi b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
index 6f25a528..e196e22f 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e.texi
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e.texi
@@ -2497,6 +2497,7 @@ guidelines for doing so.
 * Extension points::
 * Available functions::
 * Message functions::
+* Contact functions::
 * Utility functions::
 @end menu
 
@@ -2603,6 +2604,31 @@ point. Requires the 'formail' tool from procmail."
 @end lisp
 
 
+@node Contact functions
+@section Contact functions
+
+It can be useful to rewrite the contact information that @t{mu4e}
+provides, for example to convert them to some standardized format, or
+to fix spelling errors.
+
+You can do this by setting @code{mu4e-contact-rewrite-function} to
+your function, for example:
+
+@lisp
+(defun my-rewrite-function (contact)
+   (let* ((name (plist-get contact :name))
+	   (mail (plist-get contact :mail))
+	   (actual-name
+	     (cond
+	       ((string= name "jonh smiht") "John Smith")
+	       ;; other replacements
+	       (t name))))
+     (list :name actual-name :mail mail)))
+(setq mu4e-contact-rewrite-function 'my-rewrite-function)
+@end lisp
+
+This function is called for each of your contacts.
+
 @node Utility functions
 @section Utility functions