diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_view.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_view.sgml
index 0e2b140241..55674c650a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_view.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_view.sgml
@@ -154,7 +154,19 @@ ALTER VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RESET
    <literal>bar</literal>:
 <programlisting>
 ALTER VIEW foo RENAME TO bar;
-</programlisting></para>
+</programlisting>
+  </para>
+
+  <para>
+   To attach a default column value to an updatable view:
+<programlisting>
+CREATE TABLE base_table (id int, ts timestamptz);
+CREATE VIEW a_view AS SELECT * FROM base_table;
+ALTER VIEW a_view ALTER COLUMN ts SET DEFAULT now();
+INSERT INTO base_table(id) VALUES(1);  -- ts will receive a NULL
+INSERT INTO a_view(id) VALUES(2);  -- ts will receive the current time
+</programlisting>
+  </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>