diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/docs/state_containers/README.md b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/docs/state_containers/README.md
index 4c9283ca774b..583f8f65ce6b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana_utils/docs/state_containers/README.md
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana_utils/docs/state_containers/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ your services or apps.
 ## Example
 
 ```ts
+import { createStateContainer } from 'src/plugins/kibana_utils';
 
 const container = createStateContainer(
   { count: 0 },