diff --git a/object_store/src/aws/credential.rs b/object_store/src/aws/credential.rs
index cd44bc928d43..1fb6c23da189 100644
--- a/object_store/src/aws/credential.rs
+++ b/object_store/src/aws/credential.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,36 @@ impl<'a> AwsAuthorizer<'a> {
     /// by attaching the relevant [AWS SigV4] query parameters.
     ///
     /// [AWS SigV4]: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/create-signed-request.html
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// This example modifies `url` to add the signing parameters needed to enable a user to upload
+    /// a file to "some-folder/some-file.txt" in the next hour.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # async fn example() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    /// use object_store::{aws::{AmazonS3Builder, AwsAuthorizer}, path::Path};
+    /// use reqwest::Method;
+    /// use std::time::Duration;
+    /// use url::Url;
+    ///
+    /// let region = "us-east-1";
+    /// let s3 = AmazonS3Builder::new()
+    ///     .with_region(region)
+    ///     .with_bucket_name("my-bucket")
+    ///     .with_access_key_id("my-access-key-id")
+    ///     .with_secret_access_key("my-secret-access-key")
+    ///     .build()?;
+    /// let credential = s3
+    ///     .credentials()
+    ///     .get_credential()
+    ///     .await?;
+    /// let authorizer = AwsAuthorizer::new(&credential, "s3", region);
+    /// let mut url = Url::parse(&s3.path_url(&Path::from("some-folder/some-file.txt")))?;
+    /// authorizer.sign(Method::PUT, &mut url, Duration::from_secs(60 * 60));
+    /// #     Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
     pub fn sign(&self, method: Method, url: &mut Url, expires_in: Duration) {
         let date = self.date.unwrap_or_else(Utc::now);
         let scope = self.scope(date);