diff --git a/lib/krb5/krb5_get_credentials.3 b/lib/krb5/krb5_get_credentials.3
index 6dd835f43..34e0c8294 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/krb5_get_credentials.3
+++ b/lib/krb5/krb5_get_credentials.3
@@ -149,6 +149,36 @@ if the credential exists there first.
 .Fn krb5_get_kdc_cred
 does the same as the functions above, but the caller must fill in all
 the information andits closer to the wire protocol.
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Here is a example function that get a credential from a credential cache
+.Fa id
+or the KDC and returns it to the caller.
+.Bd -literal
+#include <krb5.h>
+
+int
+getcred(krb5_context context, krb5_ccache id, krb5_creds **creds)
+{
+    krb5_error_code ret;
+    krb5_creds in;
+
+    ret = krb5_parse_name(context, "client@EXAMPLE.COM", 
+			  &in.client);
+    if (ret)
+	krb5_err(context, 1, ret, "krb5_parse_name");
+
+    ret = krb5_parse_name(context, "host/server.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM",
+			  &in.server);
+    if (ret)
+	krb5_err(context, 1, ret, "krb5_parse_name");
+
+    ret = krb5_get_credentials(context, 0, id, &in, creds);
+    if (ret)
+	krb5_err(context, 1, ret, "krb5_get_credentials");
+
+    return 0;
+}
+.Ed
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr krb5 3 ,
 .Xr krb5_get_forwarded_creds 3 ,