diff --git a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-expose.1 b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-expose.1
index 27cb84f8f1029..c8334a6ad3bd2 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-expose.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-expose.1
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ kubectl expose rc streamer \-\-port=4100 \-\-protocol=udp \-\-name=video\-stream
 # Create a service for a replicated nginx using replica set, which serves on port 80 and connects to the containers on port 8000.
 kubectl expose rs nginx \-\-port=80 \-\-target\-port=8000
 
+# Create a service for an nginx deployment, which serves on port 80 and connects to the containers on port 8000.
+kubectl expose deployment nginx \-\-port=80 \-\-target\-port=8000
+
 .fi
 .RE
 
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_expose.md b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_expose.md
index ea7672b9619de..785b53ad43a13 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_expose.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_expose.md
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ kubectl expose rc streamer --port=4100 --protocol=udp --name=video-stream
 
 # Create a service for a replicated nginx using replica set, which serves on port 80 and connects to the containers on port 8000.
 kubectl expose rs nginx --port=80 --target-port=8000
+
+# Create a service for an nginx deployment, which serves on port 80 and connects to the containers on port 8000.
+kubectl expose deployment nginx --port=80 --target-port=8000
 ```
 
 ### Options
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ kubectl expose rs nginx --port=80 --target-port=8000
 
 * [kubectl](kubectl.md)	 - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 11-Mar-2016
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 18-Mar-2016
 
 
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
index af7793b2c80da..13eb6101441e6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ kubectl expose service nginx --port=443 --target-port=8443 --name=nginx-https
 kubectl expose rc streamer --port=4100 --protocol=udp --name=video-stream
 
 # Create a service for a replicated nginx using replica set, which serves on port 80 and connects to the containers on port 8000.
-kubectl expose rs nginx --port=80 --target-port=8000`
+kubectl expose rs nginx --port=80 --target-port=8000
+
+# Create a service for an nginx deployment, which serves on port 80 and connects to the containers on port 8000.
+kubectl expose deployment nginx --port=80 --target-port=8000`
 )
 
 func NewCmdExposeService(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {