diff --git a/src/liballoc/collections/btree/map.rs b/src/liballoc/collections/btree/map.rs
index 24c8fd3a969ca..952f36c0ed4b3 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/collections/btree/map.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/collections/btree/map.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ use self::Entry::*;
 ///     }
 /// }
 ///
+/// // Look up the value for a key (will panic if the key is not found).
+/// println!("Movie review: {}", movie_reviews["Office Space"]);
+///
 /// // iterate over everything.
 /// for (movie, review) in &movie_reviews {
 ///     println!("{}: \"{}\"", movie, review);
diff --git a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
index ef5dae724b247..2bc440a19fb08 100644
--- a/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/collections/hash/map.rs
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ const DISPLACEMENT_THRESHOLD: usize = 128;
 ///     }
 /// }
 ///
+/// // Look up the value for a key (will panic if the key is not found).
+/// println!("Review for Jane: {}", book_reviews["Pride and Prejudice"]);
+///
 /// // Iterate over everything.
 /// for (book, review) in &book_reviews {
 ///     println!("{}: \"{}\"", book, review);