diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 8c6fa1b5d..3999db9b3 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Antony Lee
 Armin Rigo
 Aron Curzon
 Aviv Palivoda
+Barney Gale
 Ben Webb
 Benjamin Peterson
 Bernard Pratz
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 7c3df0327..64453f259 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 3.0.6.dev0 (unreleased)
 =======================
 
-*
+* Conditionless ``xfail`` markers no longer rely on the underlying test item
+  being an instance of ``PyobjMixin``, and can therefore apply to tests not
+  collected by the built-in python test collector. Thanks `@barneygale`_ for the
+  PR.
 
 * pytest no longer recognizes coroutine functions as yield tests (`#2129`_).
   Thanks to `@malinoff`_ for the PR.