diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index 7591ad0c3d2..389911ffcce 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ in
                 Defines the address and other parameters of the upstream servers.
               '';
               default = {};
+              example = { "127.0.0.1:8000" = {}; };
             };
             extraConfig = mkOption {
               type = types.lines;
@@ -690,6 +691,14 @@ in
           Defines a group of servers to use as proxy target.
         '';
         default = {};
+        example = literalExample ''
+          "backend_server" = {
+            servers = { "127.0.0.1:8000" = {}; };
+            extraConfig = ''''
+              keepalive 16;
+            '''';
+          };
+        '';
       };
 
       virtualHosts = mkOption {