diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index af9b3918f..48866b6ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 1.1 (xx.xx.xxxx)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+ * Implemented the `specific()` method on PageQuerySet, to return pages as their most specific type
  * The `{% image %}` tag now supports filters on the image variable, e.g. `{% image primary_img|default:secondary_img width-500 %}`
  * Moved the style guide menu item into the Settings sub-menu
  * Search backends can now be specified by module (e.g. `wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends.elasticsearch`), rather than a specific class (`wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends.elasticsearch.ElasticSearch`)
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.1.rst b/docs/releases/1.1.rst
index e364272fc..c5be7638b 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.1.rst
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@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Wagtail 1.1 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
 What's new
 ==========
 
+``specific()`` method on PageQuerySet
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Usually, an operation that retrieves a queryset of pages (such as ``homepage.get_children()``) will return them as basic Page instances, which only include the core page data such as title. The ``specific()`` method (e.g. ``homepage.get_children().specific()``) now allows them to be retrieved as their most specific type, using the minimum number of queries.
 
 Minor features
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