diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/misc/proxmox.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/misc/proxmox.py
index d0df6b3f42..786c48c326 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/misc/proxmox.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/misc/proxmox.py
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 # Create new container with minimal options defining network interface with dhcp
 - proxmox: vmid=100 node='uk-mc02' api_user='root@pam' api_password='1q2w3e' api_host='node1' password='123456' hostname='example.org' ostemplate='local:vztmpl/ubuntu-14.04-x86_64.tar.gz' netif='{"net0":"name=eth0,ip=dhcp,ip6=dhcp,bridge=vmbr0"}'
 
+# Create new container with minimal options defining network interface with static ip
+- proxmox: vmid=100 node='uk-mc02' api_user='root@pam' api_password='1q2w3e' api_host='node1' password='123456' hostname='example.org' ostemplate='local:vztmpl/ubuntu-14.04-x86_64.tar.gz' netif='{"net0":"name=eth0,gw=192.168.0.1,ip=192.168.0.2/24,bridge=vmbr0"}'
+
 # Create new container with minimal options defining a mount
 - proxmox: vmid=100 node='uk-mc02' api_user='root@pam' api_password='1q2w3e' api_host='node1' password='123456' hostname='example.org' ostemplate='local:vztmpl/ubuntu-14.04-x86_64.tar.gz' mounts='{"mp0":"local:8,mp=/mnt/test/"}'