diff --git a/docs/modules/Either.ts.md b/docs/modules/Either.ts.md
index 24768f428..e73dd368b 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Either.ts.md
+++ b/docs/modules/Either.ts.md
@@ -260,12 +260,28 @@ Added in v2.0.0
 
 ## foldMap
 
+Map each element of the structure to a monoid, and combine the results.
+
 **Signature**
 
 ```ts
 export declare const foldMap: <M>(M: Monoid<M>) => <A>(f: (a: A) => M) => <E>(fa: Either<E, A>) => M
 ```
 
+**Example**
+
+```ts
+import { pipe } from 'fp-ts/function'
+import * as E from 'fp-ts/Either'
+import { monoidString } from 'fp-ts/Monoid'
+
+const yell = (a: string) => `${a}!`
+
+assert.deepStrictEqual(pipe(E.right('a'), E.foldMap(monoidString)(yell)), 'a!')
+
+assert.deepStrictEqual(pipe(E.left('e'), E.foldMap(monoidString)(yell)), monoidString.empty)
+```
+
 Added in v2.0.0
 
 ## reduce
diff --git a/src/Either.ts b/src/Either.ts
index 5c92f870d..4d59e9b0c 100644
--- a/src/Either.ts
+++ b/src/Either.ts
@@ -529,6 +529,25 @@ export const reduce: <A, B>(b: B, f: (b: B, a: A) => B) => <E>(fa: Either<E, A>)
   isLeft(fa) ? b : f(b, fa.right)
 
 /**
+ * Map each element of the structure to a monoid, and combine the results.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * import { pipe } from 'fp-ts/function';
+ * import * as E from 'fp-ts/Either'
+ * import { monoidString } from 'fp-ts/Monoid'
+ *
+ * const yell = (a: string) => `${a}!`
+ *
+ * assert.deepStrictEqual(
+ *   pipe(E.right('a'), E.foldMap(monoidString)(yell)),
+ *   'a!',
+ * )
+ *
+ * assert.deepStrictEqual(
+ *   pipe(E.left('e'), E.foldMap(monoidString)(yell)),
+ *   monoidString.empty,
+ * )
+ *
  * @category Foldable
  * @since 2.0.0
  */