diff --git a/docs/services.rst b/docs/services.rst
index ef402214..e5f0571e 100644
--- a/docs/services.rst
+++ b/docs/services.rst
@@ -61,55 +61,7 @@ Pool
 Example
 -------
 
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    import mitogen
-    import mitogen.service
-
-
-    class FileService(mitogen.service.Service):
-        """
-        Simple file server, for demonstration purposes only! Use of this in
-        real code would be a security vulnerability as it would permit children
-        to read arbitrary files from the master's disk.
-        """
-        handle = 500
-        required_args = {
-            'path': str
-        }
-
-        def dispatch(self, args, msg):
-            with open(args['path'], 'r') as fp:
-                return fp.read()
-
-
-    def download_file(context, path):
-        s = mitogen.service.call(context, FileService.handle, {
-            'path': path
-        })
-
-        with open(path, 'w') as fp:
-            fp.write(s)
-
-
-    @mitogen.core.takes_econtext
-    def download_some_files(paths, econtext):
-        for path in paths:
-            download_file(econtext.master, path)
-
-
-    @mitogen.main()
-    def main(router):
-        pool = mitogen.service.Pool(router, size=1, services=[
-            FileService(router),
-        ])
-
-        remote = router.ssh(hostname='k3')
-        remote.call(download_some_files, [
-            '/etc/passwd',
-            '/etc/hosts',
-        ])
-        pool.stop()
+.. literalinclude:: ../examples/service/self_contained.py
 
 
 Reference
diff --git a/examples/service/self_contained.py b/examples/service/self_contained.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..332aa24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/service/self_contained.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import mitogen
+import mitogen.service
+
+
+class FileService(mitogen.service.Service):
+    """
+    Simple file server, for demonstration purposes only! Use of this in
+    real code would be a security vulnerability as it would permit children
+    to read any file from the master's disk.
+    """
+
+    @mitogen.service.expose(policy=mitogen.service.AllowAny())
+    @mitogen.service.arg_spec(spec={
+        'path': str
+    })
+    def read_file(self, path):
+        with open(path, 'rb') as fp:
+            return fp.read()
+
+
+def download_file(source_context, path):
+    s = source_context.call_service(
+        service_name=FileService,  # may also be string 'pkg.mod.FileService'
+        method_name='read_file',
+        path=path,
+    )
+
+    with open(path, 'w') as fp:
+        fp.write(s)
+
+
+def download_some_files(source_context, paths):
+    for path in paths:
+        download_file(source_context, path)
+
+
+@mitogen.main()
+def main(router):
+    pool = mitogen.service.Pool(router, services=[
+        FileService(router),
+    ])
+
+    remote = router.ssh(hostname='k3')
+    remote.call(download_some_files,
+        source_context=router.myself(),
+        paths=[
+            '/etc/passwd',
+            '/etc/hosts',
+        ]
+    )
+    pool.stop()
+