diff --git a/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs b/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs
index e9736fea7b37f..f06c105d30e65 100644
--- a/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ pub fn park() {
     *guard = false;
 }
 
+/// Use [park_timeout].
+///
 /// Blocks unless or until the current thread's token is made available or
 /// the specified duration has been reached (may wake spuriously).
 ///
@@ -456,7 +458,10 @@ pub fn park() {
 /// preemption or platform differences that may not cause the maximum
 /// amount of time waited to be precisely `ms` long.
 ///
-/// See the module doc for more detail.
+/// See the [module documentation][thread] for more detail.
+///
+/// [thread]: index.html
+/// [park_timeout]: fn.park_timeout.html
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 #[rustc_deprecated(since = "1.6.0", reason = "replaced by `std::thread::park_timeout`")]
 pub fn park_timeout_ms(ms: u32) {
@@ -478,6 +483,25 @@ pub fn park_timeout_ms(ms: u32) {
 ///
 /// Platforms which do not support nanosecond precision for sleeping will have
 /// `dur` rounded up to the nearest granularity of time they can sleep for.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// Waiting for the complete expiration of the timeout:
+///
+/// ```rust,no_run
+/// use std::thread::park_timeout;
+/// use std::time::{Instant, Duration};
+///
+/// let timeout = Duration::from_secs(2);
+/// let beginning_park = Instant::now();
+/// park_timeout(timeout);
+///
+/// while beginning_park.elapsed() < timeout {
+///     println!("restarting park_timeout after {:?}", beginning_park.elapsed());
+///     let timeout = timeout - beginning_park.elapsed();
+///     park_timeout(timeout);
+/// }
+/// ```
 #[stable(feature = "park_timeout", since = "1.4.0")]
 pub fn park_timeout(dur: Duration) {
     let thread = current();