diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d637d59..3996fe7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -563,10 +563,6 @@ driver:
 Sets the internal hostname for the instance. This is not used when connecting
 to the Vagrant virtual machine.
 
-For more details on this setting please read the
-[config.vm.hostname](http://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/vagrantfile/machine_settings.html)
-section of the Vagrant documentation.
-
 To prevent this value from being rendered in the default Vagrantfile, you can
 set this value to `false`.
 
@@ -575,6 +571,29 @@ instance was called "default-fuzz-9" will produce a default `vm_hostname` value
 of `"default-fuzz-9"`. For Windows-based platforms, a default of `nil` is used
 to save on boot time and potential rebooting.
 
+```yaml
+---
+platforms:
+  - name: ubuntu-16.04
+    driver:
+      vm_hostname: server1.example.com
+```
+
+will generate a Vagrantfile configuration similar to:
+
+```ruby
+Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+  # ...
+
+  config.vm.hostname = "server1.example.com"
+end
+```
+
+For more details on this setting please read the
+[config.vm.hostname](http://docs.vagrantup.com/v2/vagrantfile/machine_settings.html)
+section of the Vagrant documentation.
+
+
 ## <a name="unsupported"></a> Unsupported Hypervisors
 
 The following providers are reported to work but are unsupported: