diff --git a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
index d5e625c16c..b1da59441d 100644
--- a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
+++ b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
@@ -3633,7 +3633,8 @@ sections:
 
           Takes a module name as input and outputs the module's metadata
           as an object, with the module's imports (including metadata)
-          as an array value for the `deps` key.
+          as an array value for the `deps` key and the module's defined
+          functions as an array value for the `defs` key.
 
           Programs can use this to query a module's metadata, which they
           could then use to, for example, search for, download, and
diff --git a/jq.1.prebuilt b/jq.1.prebuilt
index 99c35dbede..e7f8bade9f 100644
--- a/jq.1.prebuilt
+++ b/jq.1.prebuilt
@@ -4011,7 +4011,7 @@ This directive is entirely optional\. It\'s not required for proper operation\.
 The metadata must be a constant jq expression\. It should be an object with keys like \fBhomepage\fR\. At this time jq doesn\'t use this metadata, but it is made available to users via the \fBmodulemeta\fR builtin\.
 .
 .SS "modulemeta"
-Takes a module name as input and outputs the module\'s metadata as an object, with the module\'s imports (including metadata) as an array value for the \fBdeps\fR key\.
+Takes a module name as input and outputs the module\'s metadata as an object, with the module\'s imports (including metadata) as an array value for the \fBdeps\fR key and the module\'s defined functions as an array value for the \fBdefs\fR key \.
 .
 .P
 Programs can use this to query a module\'s metadata, which they could then use to, for example, search for, download, and install missing dependencies\.