diff --git a/man/io_uring_for_each_cqe.3 b/man/io_uring_for_each_cqe.3
index 8445fd605..78d8f6fc1 100644
--- a/man/io_uring_for_each_cqe.3
+++ b/man/io_uring_for_each_cqe.3
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ io_uring_for_each_cqe \- iterate pending completion events
 .PP
 The
 .BR io_uring_for_each_cqe (3)
-helper iterates completion events belonging to the
+is a macro helper that iterates completion events belonging to the
 .I ring
 using
 .I head
@@ -35,6 +35,24 @@ calling
 .BR io_uring_cqe_seen (3)
 for each of them.
 
+.SH EXAMPLE
+.EX
+void handle_cqes(struct io_uring *ring)
+{
+	struct io_uring_cqe *cqe;
+	unsigned head;
+	unsigned i = 0;
+
+	io_uring_for_each_cqe(ring, head, cqe) {
+		/* handle completion */
+		printf("cqe: %d\\n", cqe->res);
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	io_uring_cq_advance(ring, i);
+}
+.EE
+
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 None
 .SH SEE ALSO