diff --git a/src/net/url/example_test.go b/src/net/url/example_test.go
index 7f2eb2c3542..645de2e9092 100644
--- a/src/net/url/example_test.go
+++ b/src/net/url/example_test.go
@@ -84,3 +84,17 @@ func ExampleURL_opaque() {
 	// Accept-Encoding: gzip
 	//
 }
+
+func ExampleURL_ResolveReference() {
+	u, err := url.Parse("../../..//search?q=dotnet")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	base, err := url.Parse("http://example.com/directory/")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println(base.ResolveReference(u))
+	// Output:
+	// http://example.com/search?q=dotnet
+}