diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
index eedda3cf437..ae75de2086b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
@@ -916,6 +916,24 @@ impl<K, V, S> HashMap<K, V, S>
     }
 
     /// Gets the given key's corresponding entry in the map for in-place manipulation.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use std::collections::HashMap;
+    ///
+    /// let mut letters = HashMap::new();
+    ///
+    /// for ch in "a short treatise on fungi".chars() {
+    ///     let counter = letters.entry(ch).or_insert(0);
+    ///     *counter += 1;
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// assert_eq!(letters[&'s'], 2);
+    /// assert_eq!(letters[&'t'], 3);
+    /// assert_eq!(letters[&'u'], 1);
+    /// assert_eq!(letters.get(&'y'), None);
+    /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     pub fn entry(&mut self, key: K) -> Entry<K, V> {
         // Gotta resize now.