diff --git a/reference/dom/domnode/appendchild.xml b/reference/dom/domnode/appendchild.xml
index 99d5cfa481..94877d7202 100644
--- a/reference/dom/domnode/appendchild.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/domnode/appendchild.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+ 
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
@@ -92,6 +93,28 @@ $doc = new DOMDocument;
 $node = $doc->createElement("para");
 $newnode = $doc->appendChild($node);
 
+echo $doc->saveXML();
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+   </example>
+  </para>
+  
+  <para>
+   <example>
+    <title>Nested children</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+
+$doc = new DOMDocument;
+
+$headNode = $doc->createElement("head");
+$doc->appendChild($headNode);
+
+$titleNode = $doc->createElement("title");
+$headNode->appendChild($titleNode);
+
 echo $doc->saveXML();
 ?>
 ]]>
@@ -99,6 +122,7 @@ echo $doc->saveXML();
    </example>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
+ 
  <refsect1 role="seealso">
   &reftitle.seealso;
   <para>