diff --git a/templating/matrix_templates/templates/events.tmpl b/templating/matrix_templates/templates/events.tmpl
index 9dcc468e..fb876440 100644
--- a/templating/matrix_templates/templates/events.tmpl
+++ b/templating/matrix_templates/templates/events.tmpl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 ======================= ================= ===========================================
 
 {% endfor %}
-Example::
+Example:
+
+.. code:: json
 
     {{example | jsonify(4, 4)}}