diff --git a/reference/xmlwriter/functions/xmlwriter-open-uri.xml b/reference/xmlwriter/functions/xmlwriter-open-uri.xml
index 5b7cb02f2c..09ed7cd32a 100644
--- a/reference/xmlwriter/functions/xmlwriter-open-uri.xml
+++ b/reference/xmlwriter/functions/xmlwriter-open-uri.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,25 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="examples">
+  &reftitle.examples;
+  <example xml:id="xmlwriter-open-uri.example.basic">
+   <title>Direct output of XML</title>
+   <para>
+     It is possible to directly output XML by using the
+     <link linkend="wrappers.php.output">php://output stream wrapper</link>.
+   </para>
+   <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+$out =new XMLWriter();
+$out->openURI('php://output');
+?>
+]]>
+   </programlisting>
+  </example>
+ </refsect1>
+
  <refsect1 role="notes">
   &reftitle.notes;
   <note>