diff --git a/docs/reference/modules/snapshots.asciidoc b/docs/reference/modules/snapshots.asciidoc
index 3b3980f7ca7..9fd8e069480 100644
--- a/docs/reference/modules/snapshots.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/modules/snapshots.asciidoc
@@ -498,6 +498,12 @@ running snapshot was executed by mistake, or takes unusually long, it can be ter
 The snapshot delete operation checks if the deleted snapshot is currently running and if it does, the delete operation stops
 that snapshot before deleting the snapshot data from the repository.
 
+[source,sh]
+-----------------------------------
+DELETE /_snapshot/my_backup/snapshot_1
+-----------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+
 The restore operation uses the standard shard recovery mechanism. Therefore, any currently running restore operation can
 be canceled by deleting indices that are being restored. Please note that data for all deleted indices will be removed
 from the cluster as a result of this operation.