diff --git a/lib/wibox/widget/progressbar.lua b/lib/wibox/widget/progressbar.lua
index e96f9aced..6e4b6ecf1 100644
--- a/lib/wibox/widget/progressbar.lua
+++ b/lib/wibox/widget/progressbar.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --- A progressbar widget.
 --
+--@DOC_wibox_widget_defaults_progressbar_EXAMPLE@
 -- @author Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>
 -- @copyright 2009 Julien Danjou
 -- @release @AWESOME_VERSION@
diff --git a/tests/examples/wibox/widget/defaults/progressbar.lua b/tests/examples/wibox/widget/defaults/progressbar.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c82957ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/wibox/widget/defaults/progressbar.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+local parent = ... --DOC_HIDE
+local wibox  = require("wibox") --DOC_HIDE
+
+parent:add( --DOC_HIDE
+
+wibox.widget {
+    max_value = 1,
+    value     = 0.33,
+    widget    = wibox.widget.progressbar
+}
+
+) --DOC_HIDE