diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/ansi.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/ansi.rs
index 302710e344..6d105b0225 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/ansi.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/ansi.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ impl WholeStreamCommand for Ansi {
                 example: r#"ansi reset"#,
                 result: Some(vec![Value::from("\u{1b}[0m")]),
             },
+            Example {
+                description:
+                    "Use ansi to color text (rb = red bold, gb = green bold, pb = purple bold)",
+                example: r#"echo [$(ansi rb) Hello " " $(ansi gb) Nu " " $(ansi pb) World] | str collect"#,
+                result: Some(vec![Value::from(
+                    "\u{1b}[1;31mHello \u{1b}[1;32mNu \u{1b}[1;35mWorld",
+                )]),
+            },
         ]
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/examples.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/examples.rs
index bb81029b25..916606aafa 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/examples.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/examples.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use nu_protocol::hir::ClassifiedBlock;
 use nu_protocol::{ShellTypeName, Value};
 
 use crate::commands::classified::block::run_block;
-use crate::commands::{whole_stream_command, BuildString, Echo};
+use crate::commands::{whole_stream_command, BuildString, Echo, StrCollect};
 use crate::context::Context;
 use crate::stream::InputStream;
 use crate::WholeStreamCommand;
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn test(cmd: impl WholeStreamCommand + 'static) {
         whole_stream_command(Echo {}),
         whole_stream_command(BuildString {}),
         whole_stream_command(cmd),
+        whole_stream_command(StrCollect),
     ]);
 
     for example in examples {