diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/platforms/vmware_guidelines.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/platforms/vmware_guidelines.rst
index 10348ec806c..db4fa6a001f 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/platforms/vmware_guidelines.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/platforms/vmware_guidelines.rst
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ Depending upon the functionality provided by ESXi or vCenter, some modules can s
     if self.host is None:
         self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to find host system.")
 
+Example should use the fully qualified collection name (FQCN)
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Use FQCN for examples within module documentation For instance, you should use ``community.vmware.vmware_guest`` instead of just
+``vmware_guest``.
+
+This way, the examples don't depend on the ``collections`` directive of the
+playbook.
+
 Functional tests
 ----------------