diff --git a/lib/wibox/widget/textbox.lua b/lib/wibox/widget/textbox.lua
index ed4b35b01..3d783df66 100644
--- a/lib/wibox/widget/textbox.lua
+++ b/lib/wibox/widget/textbox.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--
+--@DOC_wibox_widget_defaults_textbox_EXAMPLE@
 -- @author Uli Schlachter
 -- @author dodo
 -- @copyright 2010, 2011 Uli Schlachter, dodo
diff --git a/tests/examples/wibox/widget/defaults/textbox.lua b/tests/examples/wibox/widget/defaults/textbox.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7de6f9d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/examples/wibox/widget/defaults/textbox.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+local parent = ... --DOC_HIDE
+local wibox  = require("wibox") --DOC_HIDE
+
+parent:add( --DOC_HIDE
+
+wibox.widget{
+    markup = "This <i>is</i> a <b>textbox</b>!!!",
+    align  = "center",
+    valign = "center",
+    widget = wibox.widget.textbox
+}
+
+) --DOC_HIDE