diff --git a/docs/ftldns/configfile.md b/docs/ftldns/configfile.md
index e13b32818..101c67af1 100644
--- a/docs/ftldns/configfile.md
+++ b/docs/ftldns/configfile.md
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ The configuration file can be found at `/etc/pihole/pihole.toml`, all of the opt
 The file can be edited directly, however you can also use the command line option (`pihole-FTL --config`) or the web interface.
 
 There is also an outline of the configuration options in the [api documentation](../api/index.md#accessing-the-api-documentation).
+
+## Pi-hole configuration file example - `pihole.toml`:
+
+```toml
+--8<-- "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pi-hole/FTL/refs/heads/master/test/pihole.toml"
+```
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index e8084aab4..4bb77acee 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ markdown_extensions:
   - markdown_include.include:
       base_path: docs
   - pymdownx.snippets:
+      # allow include external URL content
+      url_download: true
       # auto_append abbreviations.md to every file
       # https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/reference/tooltips/#adding-a-glossary
       auto_append: