diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index c822864c657758..f001ee3c7605f7 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -1398,6 +1398,16 @@ then this will be `null`.
 `subprocess.stdout` is an alias for `subprocess.stdio[1]`. Both properties will
 refer to the same value.
 
+```js
+const { spawn } = require('child_process');
+
+const subprocess = spawn('ls');
+
+subprocess.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
+  console.log(`Received chunk ${data}`);
+});
+```
+
 ### subprocess.unref()
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