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diff --git a/docs/installing_search_engines.rst b/docs/installing_search_engines.rst
index de219c7..3e866d7 100644
--- a/docs/installing_search_engines.rst
+++ b/docs/installing_search_engines.rst
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ package for it). Installation looks like::
     make
     sudo make install
 
-Xapian is a supported backend but is not included in Haystack proper due to
-licensing. You can download the source from
+Xapian is a third-party supported backend.   It is not included in Haystack 
+proper due to licensing. You can download the source from
 http://github.com/notanumber/xapian-haystack/tree/master. Installation
 instructions can be found on that page as well. The backend, written
 by David Sauve (notanumber), fully implements the `SearchQuerySet` API and is

Xapian documentation updates for Haystack

diff --git a/docs/backend_support.rst b/docs/backend_support.rst
index 3b6f384..a93f949 100644
--- a/docs/backend_support.rst
+++ b/docs/backend_support.rst
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ Supported Backends
 
 * Solr_
 * Whoosh_
+* Xapian_
 
 .. _Solr: http://lucene.apache.org/solr/
 .. _Whoosh: http://whoosh.ca/
+.. _Xapian: http://xapian.org/
 
 
 Backend Capabilities
@@ -44,6 +46,21 @@ Whoosh
 * Highlighting
 * Requires: whoosh (0.3.15+)
 
+Xapian
+------
+
+**Complete & available as a third-party download.**
+
+* Full SearchQuerySet support
+* Automatic query building
+* "More Like This" functionality
+* Term Boosting
+* Faceting
+* Stored (non-indexed) fields
+* Highlighting
+* Requires: Xapian 1.0.5+ & python-xapian 1.0.5+
+* Backend can be downloaded here: `xapian-haystack <http://github.com/notanumber/xapian-haystack/>`_
+
 
 +----------------+------------------------+---------------------+----------------+------------+----------+---------------+--------------+
 | Backend        | SearchQuerySet Support | Auto Query Building | More Like This | Term Boost | Faceting | Stored Fields | Highlighting |
@@ -52,6 +69,8 @@ Whoosh
 +----------------+------------------------+---------------------+----------------+------------+----------+---------------+--------------+
 | Whoosh         | Yes                    | Yes                 | No             | Yes        | No       | Yes           | Yes          |
 +----------------+------------------------+---------------------+----------------+------------+----------+---------------+--------------+
+| Xapian         | Yes                    | Yes                 | Yes            | Yes        | Yes      | Yes           | Yes (plugin) |
++----------------+------------------------+---------------------+----------------+------------+----------+---------------+--------------+
 
 
 Wishlist
@@ -61,27 +80,12 @@ The following are search backends that would be nice to have in Haystack but are
 licensed in a way that prevents them from being officially bundled. If the
 community expresses interest in any of these, there may be future development.
 
-* Xapian_
 * Sphinx_
 * `Hyper Estraier`_
 
-.. _Xapian: http://xapian.org/
 .. _Sphinx: http://www.sphinxsearch.com/
 .. _Hyper Estraier: http://hyperestraier.sourceforge.net/
 
-Xapian
-------
-
-**Complete but not included with Haystack.**
-
-* Full SearchQuerySet support
-* Automatic query building
-* Term Boosting
-* "More Like This" functionality
-* Faceting
-* Stored (non-indexed) fields
-* Highlighting
-* Requires: xapian bindings included with Xapian
 
 Sphinx
 ------
@@ -105,8 +109,6 @@ Hyper Estraier
 +----------------+------------------------+---------------------+----------------+------------+----------+---------------+--------------+
 | Backend        | SearchQuerySet Support | Auto Query Building | More Like This | Term Boost | Faceting | Stored Fields | Highlighting |
 +================+========================+=====================+================+============+==========+===============+==============+
-| Xapian         | Yes                    | Yes                 | Yes            | Yes        | Yes      | Yes           | Yes (plugin) |
-+----------------+------------------------+---------------------+----------------+------------+----------+---------------+--------------+
 | Sphinx         | Yes                    | Yes                 | No             | Yes        | No       | Yes           | Yes          |
 +----------------+------------------------+---------------------+----------------+------------+----------+---------------+--------------+
 | Hyper Estraier | Yes                    | Yes                 | Yes            | No         | No       | No            | Yes (plugin) |
diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
index 1b56625..470f35f 100644
--- a/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/settings.rst
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ An example::
 
     HAYSTACK_INCLUDE_SPELLING = True
 
-Works for the ``solr`` and ``whoosh`` backends.
+Works for the ``solr``, ``xapian``, and ``whoosh`` backends.
 
 
 ``HAYSTACK_SOLR_URL``