diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 0c2f681b1ae..c2501f3bc3d 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -136,10 +136,14 @@ using several time zones, in a buffer.
 readable string of days, hours, etc.
 
 ** The new variable `before-init-time' records the value of `current-time'
-when Emacs begins initialization.
+when Emacs begins initialization, and the new variable `after-init-time'
+records the value of `current-time' after loading the init files.
 
 ** The new function `emacs-uptime' returns the uptime of an Emacs instance.
 
+** The new function `emacs-init-time' returns the duration of the
+Emacs initialization.
+
 
 * Startup Changes in Emacs 23.1