diff --git a/docs/configuration/server-properties.md b/docs/configuration/server-properties.md
index 1e647763..b9074159 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/server-properties.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/server-properties.md
@@ -64,9 +64,25 @@ The section symbol (§) and other unicode characters are automatically converted
     
     ![](../img/motd-example.png)
 
-To produce a multi-line MOTD, embed a newline character as `\n` in the string, such as
+To produce a multi-line MOTD, embed a newline character as `\n` in the string, such as the following example.
 
+!!! example "Multi-line MOTD"
+
+    With `docker run`
+    
+    ```
     -e MOTD="Line one\nLine two"
+    ```
+    
+    or within a compose file
+    
+    ```yaml
+          MOTD: |
+            line one
+            line two
+    # or
+    #      MOTD: "line one\nline two"
+    ```
 
 !!! tip
 
diff --git a/examples/multiline-motd/docker-compose.yml b/examples/multiline-motd/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c1b3973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/multiline-motd/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+services:
+  mc:
+    image: itzg/minecraft-server
+    environment:
+      EULA: true
+      MOTD: |
+        line one
+        line two
+# or
+#      MOTD: "line one\nline two"
+    ports:
+      - "25565:25565"
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