diff --git a/doc/en/example/markers.txt b/doc/en/example/markers.txt
index 309669350..afc6aa3b5 100644
--- a/doc/en/example/markers.txt
+++ b/doc/en/example/markers.txt
@@ -185,6 +185,29 @@ You can also set a module level marker::
 in which case it will be applied to all functions and
 methods defined in the module.
 
+.. _`marking individual tests when using parametrize`:
+
+Marking individual tests when using parametrize
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+When using parametrize, applying a mark will make it apply
+to each individual test. However it is also possible to
+apply a marker to an individual test instance::
+
+    import pytest
+
+    @pytest.mark.foo
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(("n", "expected"), [
+        (1, 2),
+        pytest.mark.bar((1, 3)),
+        (2, 3),
+    ])
+    def test_increment(n, expected):
+         assert n + 1 == expected
+
+In this example the mark "foo" will apply to each of the three
+tests, whereas the "bar" mark is only applied to the second test.
+Skip and xfail marks can also be applied in this way, see :ref:`skip/xfail with parametrize`.
 
 
 .. _`adding a custom marker from a plugin`:
diff --git a/doc/en/parametrize.txt b/doc/en/parametrize.txt
index 6cc59ffda..779cef60e 100644
--- a/doc/en/parametrize.txt
+++ b/doc/en/parametrize.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ And as usual with test function arguments, you can see the ``input`` and ``outpu
 Note that there ways how you can mark a class or a module,
 see :ref:`mark`.
 
+It is also possible to mark individual test instances within parametrize::
+
+    # content of test_expectation.py
+    import pytest
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(("input", "expected"), [
+        ("3+5", 8),
+        ("2+4", 6),
+        pytest.mark.xfail(("6*9", 42)),
+    ])
+    def test_eval(input, expected):
+        assert eval(input) == expected
+
 
 .. _`pytest_generate_tests`:
 
diff --git a/doc/en/skipping.txt b/doc/en/skipping.txt
index c2d738667..1c45d4219 100644
--- a/doc/en/skipping.txt
+++ b/doc/en/skipping.txt
@@ -176,6 +176,28 @@ Running it with the report-on-xfail option gives this output::
     
     ======================== 6 xfailed in 0.05 seconds =========================
 
+.. _`skip/xfail with parametrize`:
+
+Skip/xfail with parametrize
+---------------------------
+
+It is possible to apply markers like skip and xfail to individual
+test instances when using parametrize:
+
+     import pytest
+
+     @pytest.mark.parametrize(("n", "expected"), [
+         (1, 2),
+	 pytest.mark.xfail((1, 0)),
+	 pytest.mark.xfail(reason="some bug")((1, 3)),
+	 (2, 3),
+         (3, 4),
+         (4, 5),
+         pytest.mark.skipif("sys.version_info >= (3,0)")((10, 11)),
+     ])
+     def test_increment(n, expected):
+	 assert n + 1 == expected
+
 
 Imperative xfail from within a test or setup function
 ------------------------------------------------------