diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/update.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/update.rs
index a70a17e50b..f7c6a85a35 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/update.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/update.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl Command for Update {
             .required(
                 "field",
                 SyntaxShape::CellPath,
-                "the name of the column to update",
+                "the name of the column to update or create",
             )
             .required(
                 "replacement value",
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Command for Update {
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Update an existing column to have a new value."
+        "Update an existing column to have a new value, or create a new column."
     }
 
     fn run(
@@ -48,13 +48,17 @@ impl Command for Update {
             description: "Update a column value",
             example: "echo {'name': 'nu', 'stars': 5} | update name 'Nushell'",
             result: Some(Value::Record { cols: vec!["name".into(), "stars".into()], vals: vec![Value::test_string("Nushell"), Value::test_int(5)], span: Span::test_data()}),
+        }, Example {
+            description: "Add a new column",
+            example: "echo {'name': 'nu', 'stars': 5} | update language 'Rust'",
+            result: Some(Value::Record { cols: vec!["name".into(), "stars".into(), "language".into()], vals: vec![Value::test_string("nu"), Value::test_int(5), Value::test_string("Rust")], span: Span::test_data()}),
         }, Example {
             description: "Use in block form for more involved updating logic",
             example: "echo [[count fruit]; [1 'apple']] | update count {|f| $f.count + 1}",
             result: Some(Value::List { vals: vec![Value::Record { cols: vec!["count".into(), "fruit".into()], vals: vec![Value::test_int(2), Value::test_string("apple")], span: Span::test_data()}], span: Span::test_data()}),
         }, Example {
             description: "Use in block form for more involved updating logic",
-            example: "echo [[project, authors]; ['nu', ['Andrés', 'JT', 'Yehuda']]] | update authors { get authors | str collect ',' }",
+            example: "echo [[project, authors]; ['nu', ['Andrés', 'JT', 'Yehuda']]] | update authors {|a| $a.authors | str collect ','}",
             result: Some(Value::List { vals: vec![Value::Record { cols: vec!["project".into(), "authors".into()], vals: vec![Value::test_string("nu"), Value::test_string("Andrés,JT,Yehuda")], span: Span::test_data()}], span: Span::test_data()}),
         }]
     }
@@ -135,3 +139,15 @@ fn update(
         )
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(Update {})
+    }
+}