diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
index 2fe9319821..075a4e31c4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ impl Command for Table {
                     }),
                     Value::test_record(record! {
                         "a" =>  Value::test_int(3),
-                        "b" =>  Value::test_int(4),
+                        "b" =>  Value::test_list(vec![
+                            Value::test_int(4),
+                            Value::test_int(4),
+                        ])
                     }),
                 ])),
             },
@@ -184,7 +187,10 @@ impl Command for Table {
                     }),
                     Value::test_record(record! {
                         "a" =>  Value::test_int(3),
-                        "b" =>  Value::test_int(4),
+                        "b" =>  Value::test_list(vec![
+                            Value::test_int(4),
+                            Value::test_int(4),
+                        ])
                     }),
                 ])),
             },
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/documentation.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/documentation.rs
index 94cef3298e..a7d4950036 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/documentation.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/documentation.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
     ast::{Argument, Call, Expr, Expression, RecordItem},
     debugger::WithoutDebug,
     engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack, UNKNOWN_SPAN_ID},
-    record, Category, Example, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, Signature, Span, SpanId,
+    record, Category, Example, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, Signature, Span, SpanId, Spanned,
     SyntaxShape, Type, Value,
 };
 use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Write};
@@ -296,6 +296,28 @@ fn get_documentation(
         }
 
         if let Some(result) = &example.result {
+            let mut table_call = Call::new(Span::unknown());
+            if example.example.ends_with("--collapse") {
+                // collapse the result
+                table_call.add_named((
+                    Spanned {
+                        item: "collapse".to_string(),
+                        span: Span::unknown(),
+                    },
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                ))
+            } else {
+                // expand the result
+                table_call.add_named((
+                    Spanned {
+                        item: "expand".to_string(),
+                        span: Span::unknown(),
+                    },
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                ))
+            }
             let table = engine_state
                 .find_decl("table".as_bytes(), &[])
                 .and_then(|decl_id| {
@@ -304,7 +326,7 @@ fn get_documentation(
                         .run(
                             engine_state,
                             stack,
-                            &Call::new(Span::new(0, 0)),
+                            &table_call,
                             PipelineData::Value(result.clone(), None),
                         )
                         .ok()