diff --git a/reference/dtr/2.6/cli/backup.md b/reference/dtr/2.6/cli/backup.md
index 1c14112aef..4be9f3fda9 100644
--- a/reference/dtr/2.6/cli/backup.md
+++ b/reference/dtr/2.6/cli/backup.md
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ docker run -i --rm docker/dtr \
     backup [command options] > backup.tar
 ```
 
+### Example Usage
+```bash 
+docker run -i --rm docker/dtr \
+    backup --ucp-ca "$(cat ca.pem)" --existing-replica-id 5eb9459a7832 > backup.tar
+```
+
 ## Description
 
 This command creates a `tar` file with the contents of the volumes used by