diff --git a/docs/manual.txt b/docs/manual.txt
index 30ada54324..00bab08782 100644
--- a/docs/manual.txt
+++ b/docs/manual.txt
@@ -2009,7 +2009,12 @@ Once you have that, all you need to do is:
     .. youtube:: 8N_tupPBtWQ
 
 Supported options: ``height``, ``width``, ``align`` (one of ``left``,
-``center``, ``right``) — all are optional.
+``center``, ``right``) — all are optional. Example:
+
+.. code:: restructuredtext
+
+    .. youtube:: 8N_tupPBtWQ
+       :align: center
 
 Vimeo
 ~~~~~