diff --git a/cmd/ignite/cmd/inspect.go b/cmd/ignite/cmd/inspect.go
index 08fa115ed..71f13de91 100644
--- a/cmd/ignite/cmd/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/ignite/cmd/inspect.go
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ func NewCmdInspect(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			The kind can be "image", "kernel" or "vm". The object is matched
 			by prefix based on its ID and name. Outputs JSON by default, can
 			be overridden with the output flag (-o, --output).
+
+			Example usage:
+				$ ignite inspect vm my-vm
+
+				$ ignite inspect vm my-vm -t {{.Status.IPAddresses}}
+
+				$ ignite inspect vm my-vm -t {{.ObjectMeta.Name}}
+
+				$ ignite inspect vm my-vm -t {{.Spec.Image.OCI}}
 		`),
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(2),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
diff --git a/docs/cli/ignite/ignite_inspect.md b/docs/cli/ignite/ignite_inspect.md
index 1e98806b6..f8282218e 100644
--- a/docs/cli/ignite/ignite_inspect.md
+++ b/docs/cli/ignite/ignite_inspect.md
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ The kind can be "image", "kernel" or "vm". The object is matched
 by prefix based on its ID and name. Outputs JSON by default, can
 be overridden with the output flag (-o, --output).
 
+Example usage:
+	$ ignite inspect vm my-vm
+
+	$ ignite inspect vm my-vm -t {{.Status.IPAddresses}}
+
+	$ ignite inspect vm my-vm -t {{.ObjectMeta.Name}}
+
+	$ ignite inspect vm my-vm -t {{.Spec.Image.OCI}}
+
 
 ```
 ignite inspect <kind> <object> [flags]