diff --git a/doc/api/readline.md b/doc/api/readline.md
index 7ea2a1d5a60552..0292cbcfa4b2bf 100644
--- a/doc/api/readline.md
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@@ -753,6 +753,18 @@ const { createInterface } = require('readline');
 })();
 ```
 
+## Example: How to unref readline
+
+```js
+const readline = require('readline');
+
+const input = readline.createInterface({
+  input: process.stdin
+});
+
+process.stdin.unref();
+```
+
 ## TTY keybindings
 
 <table>