diff --git a/doc/source/fmpz_mod_mat.rst b/doc/source/fmpz_mod_mat.rst
index e667b240b0..896407d98e 100644
--- a/doc/source/fmpz_mod_mat.rst
+++ b/doc/source/fmpz_mod_mat.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 **fmpz_mod_mat.h** -- matrices over integers mod n
 ===============================================================================
+Unless indicated, functions may assume that the stored values are in the range `[0, n)`. The user can manipulate matrix entries directly, but must assume responsibility for normalising all values to the range `[0, n)`.
 
 Types, macros and constants
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -144,6 +145,11 @@ Input and output
 Comparison
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+.. function:: int fmpz_mod_mat_equal(const fmpz_mod_mat_t mat1, const fmpz_mod_mat_t mat2, const fmpz_mod_ctx_t ctx)
+
+    Returns nonzero if ``mat1`` and ``mat2`` have the same dimensions and elements,
+    and zero otherwise. The moduli are ignored.
+
 
 .. function:: int fmpz_mod_mat_is_zero(const fmpz_mod_mat_t mat, const fmpz_mod_ctx_t ctx)
 
diff --git a/doc/source/nmod_mat.rst b/doc/source/nmod_mat.rst
index b1da8f22ca..5d2e0ebca1 100644
--- a/doc/source/nmod_mat.rst
+++ b/doc/source/nmod_mat.rst
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ perform some kind of division, solving, or Gaussian elimination
 in functions that only perform basic manipulation and ring operations
 (e.g. transpose and matrix multiplication).
 
-The user can manipulate matrix entries directly, but must assume
-responsibility for normalising all values to the range `[0, n)`.
+Unless indicated, functions may assume that the stored values are in the range `[0, n)`. The user can manipulate matrix entries directly, but must assume responsibility for normalising all values to the range `[0, n)`.
 
 Types, macros and constants
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------