diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/extern_wrapped.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/extern_wrapped.rs
index aeac5fb1a..d54ea1e49 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/extern_wrapped.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/extern_wrapped.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
 use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
-use nu_protocol::{Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, SyntaxShape, Type};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
+};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ExternWrapped;
@@ -11,15 +13,16 @@ impl Command for ExternWrapped {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Define a signature for an external command."
+        "Define a signature for an external command with a custom code block."
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
         Signature::build("extern-wrapped")
             .input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Nothing)])
+            .allow_variants_without_examples(true)
             .required("def_name", SyntaxShape::String, "definition name")
             .required("params", SyntaxShape::Signature, "parameters")
-            .required("body", SyntaxShape::Block, "wrapper function block")
+            .required("body", SyntaxShape::Block, "wrapper code block")
             .category(Category::Core)
     }
 
@@ -44,9 +47,19 @@ impl Command for ExternWrapped {
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
         vec![Example {
-            description: "Write a signature for an external command",
-            example: r#"extern-wrapped echo [text: string] { print $text }"#,
-            result: None,
+            description: "Define a custom wrapper for an external command",
+            example: r#"extern-wrapped my-echo [...rest] { echo $rest }; my-echo spam"#,
+            result: Some(Value::test_list(vec![Value::test_string("spam")])),
         }]
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use super::ExternWrapped;
+        use crate::test_examples;
+        test_examples(ExternWrapped {})
+    }
+}