diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/replace_regex.yml b/changelogs/fragments/replace_regex.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dccad8e3e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/replace_regex.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - replace - Updated before/after example (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83390).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/replace.py b/lib/ansible/modules/replace.py
index 2fee2900f7b..8e4b976b1ae 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/replace.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/replace.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
   ansible.builtin.replace:
     path: /etc/hosts
     after: '(?m)^<VirtualHost [*]>'
-    before: '(?m)^</VirtualHost>'
+    before: '</VirtualHost>'
     regexp: '^(.+)$'
     replace: '# \1'