diff --git a/Doc/library/statistics.rst b/Doc/library/statistics.rst
index 38a499a..6467704 100644
--- a/Doc/library/statistics.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/statistics.rst
@@ -156,10 +156,11 @@
    .. versionadded:: 3.8
 
 
-.. function:: harmonic_mean(data)
+.. function:: harmonic_mean(data, weights=None)
 
    Return the harmonic mean of *data*, a sequence or iterable of
-   real-valued numbers.
+   real-valued numbers.  If *weights* is omitted or *None*, then
+   equal weighting is assumed.
 
    The harmonic mean, sometimes called the subcontrary mean, is the
    reciprocal of the arithmetic :func:`mean` of the reciprocals of the
@@ -179,17 +180,17 @@
       >>> harmonic_mean([40, 60])
       48.0
 
-   Suppose an investor purchases an equal value of shares in each of
-   three companies, with P/E (price/earning) ratios of 2.5, 3 and 10.
-   What is the average P/E ratio for the investor's portfolio?
+   Suppose a car travels 40 km/hr for 5 km, and when traffic clears,
+   speeds-up to 60 km/hr for the remaining 30 km of the journey. What
+   is the average speed?
 
    .. doctest::
 
-      >>> harmonic_mean([2.5, 3, 10])  # For an equal investment portfolio.
-      3.6
+      >>> harmonic_mean([40, 60], weights=[5, 30])
+      56.0
 
-   :exc:`StatisticsError` is raised if *data* is empty, or any element
-   is less than zero.
+   :exc:`StatisticsError` is raised if *data* is empty, any element
+   is less than zero, or if the weighted sum isn't positive.
 
    The current algorithm has an early-out when it encounters a zero
    in the input.  This means that the subsequent inputs are not tested
@@ -197,6 +198,8 @@
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.6
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.8
+      Added support for *weights*.
 
 .. function:: median(data)