diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-pipes-targets-alpha/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-pipes-targets-alpha/README.md
index a996d2943d0f9..d8abec205a6cc 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-pipes-targets-alpha/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-pipes-targets-alpha/README.md
@@ -185,3 +185,5 @@ const eventBusTarget = new targets.EventBridgeTarget(targetEventBus, {});
 const pipe = new pipes.Pipe(this, 'Pipe', {
     source: new SomeSource(sourceQueue),
     target: eventBusTarget,
+});
+```