diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/inventory_guide/intro_patterns.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/inventory_guide/intro_patterns.rst
index 9aa59278d7..0e957dbd88 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/inventory_guide/intro_patterns.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/inventory_guide/intro_patterns.rst
@@ -229,12 +229,24 @@ You can also limit the hosts you target on a particular run with the ``--limit``
 
     $ ansible all -m <module> -a "<module options>" --limit "host1"
 
+* One host with pattern
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ ansible <host pattern> -m <module> -a "<module options>"
+
 * Limit to multiple hosts
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     $ ansible all -m <module> -a "<module options>" --limit "host1,host2"
 
+* Multiple hosts with pattern
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ ansible <host pattern> -m <module> -a "<module options>"
+
 * Negated limit. Note that single quotes MUST be used to prevent bash interpolation.
 
 .. code-block:: bash