diff --git a/Libraries/AppState/AppState.js b/Libraries/AppState/AppState.js
index c3f5df27f..c4ad345bc 100644
--- a/Libraries/AppState/AppState.js
+++ b/Libraries/AppState/AppState.js
@@ -44,25 +44,37 @@ const invariant = require('fbjs/lib/invariant');
  * while `AppState` retrieves it over the bridge.
  *
  * ```
- * getInitialState: function() {
- *   return {
- *     currentAppState: AppState.currentState,
- *   };
- * },
- * componentDidMount: function() {
- *   AppState.addEventListener('change', this._handleAppStateChange);
- * },
- * componentWillUnmount: function() {
- *   AppState.removeEventListener('change', this._handleAppStateChange);
- * },
- * _handleAppStateChange: function(currentAppState) {
- *   this.setState({ currentAppState, });
- * },
- * render: function() {
- *   return (
- *     <Text>Current state is: {this.state.currentAppState}</Text>
- *   );
- * },
+ * import React, {Component} from 'react'
+ * import {AppState, Text} from 'react-native'
+ *
+ * class AppStateExample extends Component {
+ *
+ *   state = {
+ *     appState: AppState.currentState
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   componentDidMount() {
+ *     AppState.addEventListener('change', this._handleAppStateChange);
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   componentWillUnmount() {
+ *     AppState.removeEventListener('change', this._handleAppStateChange);
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   _handleAppStateChange = (nextAppState) => {
+ *     if (this.state.appState.match(/inactive|background/) && nextAppState === 'active') {
+ *       console.log('App has come to the foreground!')
+ *     }
+ *     this.setState({appState: nextAppState});
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   render() {
+ *     return (
+ *       <Text>Current state is: {this.state.appState}</Text>
+ *     );
+ *   }
+ *
+ * }
  * ```
  *
  * This example will only ever appear to say "Current state is: active" because