diff --git a/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/src/lib.rs b/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/src/lib.rs
index afe92e4bc..f0f83f8e8 100755
--- a/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ extern crate wasm_bindgen;
 
 pub mod imported_types;
 pub mod exported_types;
+pub mod str;
diff --git a/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/src/str.rs b/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/src/str.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a78787336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/src/str.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
+
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub fn take_str_by_shared_ref(x: &str) {}
diff --git a/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/str.js b/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/str.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4909b6f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/guide-supported-types-examples/str.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import {
+  take_str_by_shared_ref,
+} from './guide_supported_types_examples';
+
+take_str_by_shared_ref('hello');
diff --git a/guide/src/reference/types.md b/guide/src/reference/types.md
index 9bcf37b27..64659ca01 100644
--- a/guide/src/reference/types.md
+++ b/guide/src/reference/types.md
@@ -44,13 +44,25 @@ JavaScript.
 
 | `T` parameter | `&T` parameter | `&mut T` parameter | `T` return value | `Option<T>` parameter | `Option<T>` return value | JavaScript representation |
 |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
-| No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | JavaScript string value |
+| No | Yes | No | No | No | No | JavaScript string value |
 
 Copies the string's contents back and forth between the JavaScript
 garbage-collected heap and the Wasm linear memory with `TextDecoder` and
 `TextEncoder`. If you don't want to perform this copy, and would rather work
 with handles to JavaScript string values, use the `js_sys::JsString` type.
 
+### Example Rust Usage
+
+```rust
+{{#include ../../../examples/guide-supported-types-examples/src/str.rs}}
+```
+
+### Example JavaScript Usage
+
+```js
+{{#include ../../../examples/guide-supported-types-examples/str.js}}
+```
+
 ## `String`
 
 | `T` parameter | `&T` parameter | `&mut T` parameter | `T` return value | `Option<T>` parameter | `Option<T>` return value | JavaScript representation |