diff --git a/source/reference/operator/query.txt b/source/reference/operator/query.txt
index 6245fa4f128..e1b5d03b59f 100644
--- a/source/reference/operator/query.txt
+++ b/source/reference/operator/query.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ $query
 
       db.collection.find( { $query: { age : 25 } } )
 
+   Similar example, with text as value rather than a number:
+
+   .. code-block:: javascript
+
+      db.collection.find( { $query: { agegroup : "Senior" } } )
+
    This is equivalent to the following :method:`db.collection.find()` method that
    may be more familiar to you: