diff --git a/reference/datetime/datetime/gettimestamp.xml b/reference/datetime/datetime/gettimestamp.xml
index af2eaa0a42..07f443b793 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/datetime/gettimestamp.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/datetime/gettimestamp.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,37 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <example>
+   <title><function>DateTime::getTimestamp</function> example</title>
+   <para>&style.oop;</para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$date = new DateTime();
+echo $date->getTimestamp();
+?>
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+   <para>&style.procedural;</para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$date = date_create();
+echo date_timestamp_get($date);
+?>
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+   &examples.outputs.similar;
+   <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+1272509157
+]]>
+   </screen>
+  </example>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   <para>
diff --git a/reference/datetime/datetime/settimestamp.xml b/reference/datetime/datetime/settimestamp.xml
index b253c3b1c6..7387e21a96 100644
--- a/reference/datetime/datetime/settimestamp.xml
+++ b/reference/datetime/datetime/settimestamp.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,44 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <example>
+   <title><function>DateTime::setTimestamp</function> example</title>
+   <para>&style.oop;</para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$date = new DateTime();
+echo $date->format('U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
+
+$date->setTimestamp(1171502725);
+echo $date->format('U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
+?>
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+   <para>&style.procedural;</para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$date = date_create();
+echo date_format($date, 'U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
+
+date_timestamp_set($date, 1171502725);
+echo date_format($date, 'U = Y-m-d H:i:s') . "\n";
+?>
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+   &examples.outputs.similar;
+   <screen>
+<![CDATA[
+1272508903 = 2010-04-28 22:41:43
+1171502725 = 2007-02-14 20:25:25
+]]>
+   </screen>
+  </example>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   <para>