diff --git a/Cabal/doc/nix-local-build.rst b/Cabal/doc/nix-local-build.rst
index e5e7237e62ad891b6c2a89dc4544e2bd3d6308bc..b5fa07b7e5ff1d0e12b52c2d77ebcb35e0edd528 100644
--- a/Cabal/doc/nix-local-build.rst
+++ b/Cabal/doc/nix-local-build.rst
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ interpreter, or through this command:
 ::
 
     $ cabal new-run script.hs
+    $ cabal new-run script.hs -- --arg1 # args are passed like this
 
 cabal new-freeze
 ----------------