diff --git a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
index 75d2e6d72e..6b7ba9821e 100644
--- a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
@@ -431,6 +431,17 @@
                 </para>
         </refsect1>
 
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>Example 5</title>
+
+                <programlisting># btrfs subvolume snapshot / /.tmp
+# systemd-nspawn --private-network -D /.tmp -b</programlisting>
+
+                <para>This runs a copy of the host system in a
+                btrfs snapshot.</para>
+        </refsect1>
+
+
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Exit status</title>