diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index eb5c30984..83dd833f3 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ Other changes:
 * Allow the SQL Delimiter to be set in the so that Oracle stored procs may be
   entered  
 
+* <execon> and <apply> can now optionally skip empty filesets.
+
 Fixed bugs:
 -----------
 
diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/execon.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/execon.html
index 124097ec1..d8dfe3c51 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/execon.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/execon.html
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ command. At least one nested <code>&lt;fileset&gt;</code> is required.</p>
       variables are specified.</td>
     <td align="center" valign="top">No, default is <i>false</i></td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">skipemptyfilesets</td>
+    <td valign="top">Don't run the command, if no source files have
+      been found.</td>
+    <td align="center" valign="top">No, default is <i>false</i></td>
+  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">parallel</td>
     <td valign="top">Run the command only once, appending all files as