diff --git a/gosnippets/UltiSnips/go.snippets b/gosnippets/UltiSnips/go.snippets
index 03d632f887..898cc9cd0e 100644
--- a/gosnippets/UltiSnips/go.snippets
+++ b/gosnippets/UltiSnips/go.snippets
@@ -363,6 +363,19 @@ if err != nil {
 }
 endsnippet
 
+snippet example "func ExampleXYZ() { ... }"
+func Example${1:Method}() {
+	${0:${VISUAL}}
+	// Output:
+}
+endsnippet
+
+snippet benchmark "func BenchmarkXYZ() { ... }"
+func Benchmark${1:Method}() {
+	${0:${VISUAL}}
+}
+endsnippet
+
 # variable declaration
 snippet var "var x Type [= ...]"
 var ${1:x} ${2:Type}${3: = ${0:value}}
diff --git a/gosnippets/snippets/go.snip b/gosnippets/snippets/go.snip
index 6e512f9308..e08aa8916b 100644
--- a/gosnippets/snippets/go.snip
+++ b/gosnippets/snippets/go.snip
@@ -305,6 +305,19 @@ abbr if err != nil { t.Fatalf(...) }
   if err != nil {
     t.Fatalf("${1}")
   }
+# test example
+snippet example
+func Example${1:Method}() {
+	${0}
+	// Output:
+}
+endsnippet
+# test benchmark
+snippet benchmark
+func Benchmark${1:Method}() {
+	${0}
+}
+endsnippet
 # variable declaration
 snippet var
 abbr var x Type [= ...]