diff --git a/xep-0402.xml b/xep-0402.xml
index 30e25f68..8f431312 100644
--- a/xep-0402.xml
+++ b/xep-0402.xml
@@ -194,11 +194,12 @@
         <section2 topic='Removing a bookmark' anchor='removing-a-bookmark'>
             <p>Removing a bookmark means retracting an existing item, identified by the bookmark's JID, form the '&namespace;' node.</p>
             <p>This implies that server support for the "delete-items" pubsub feature is REQUIRED.</p>
+	    <p>A 'notify' attribute SHOULD be included on the &lt;retract/&gt; element in order to inform other online clients of the deletion.</p>
 
             <example caption='Client removes a new bookmark'><![CDATA[
 <iq from='juliet@capulet.lit/balcony' type='set' id='remove-bookmark1'>
     <pubsub xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub'>
-        <retract node='urn:xmpp:bookmarks:0'>
+        <retract node='urn:xmpp:bookmarks:0' notify='true'>
             <item id='theplay@conference.shakespeare.lit'/>
         </retract>
     </pubsub>