diff --git a/format.h b/format.h
index b2a6f856..856dbb6c 100644
--- a/format.h
+++ b/format.h
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ inline Formatter<ANSITerminalSink> PrintColored(Color c, StringRef format) {
 
   **Example**::
 
-    std::string message = str(Format("The answer is {}", 42);
+    std::string message = str(Format("The answer is {}", 42));
 
   See also `Format String Syntax`_.
   \endrst
diff --git a/test/format-test.cc b/test/format-test.cc
index 21bf6b2f..a1570828 100644
--- a/test/format-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-test.cc
@@ -1796,6 +1796,7 @@ TEST(FormatterTest, Examples) {
   ReportError("File not found: {0}") << path;
 
 #if FMT_USE_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES && FMT_USE_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+  EXPECT_EQ("The answer is 42", str(Format("The answer is {}", 42)));
   EXPECT_THROW_MSG(
     Format("The answer is {:d}", "forty-two"), FormatError,
     "unknown format code 'd' for string");