diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/examples_add_collections_paths_to_config_file.yml b/changelogs/fragments/examples_add_collections_paths_to_config_file.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8992bf3fca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/examples_add_collections_paths_to_config_file.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+    - "Add example setting for ``collections_paths`` parameter to ``examples/ansible.cfg``"
diff --git a/examples/ansible.cfg b/examples/ansible.cfg
index d40ae09a98f..f14dd9e0eb0 100644
--- a/examples/ansible.cfg
+++ b/examples/ansible.cfg
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
 #
 #inject_facts_as_vars = True
 
+# Paths to search for collections, colon separated
+# collections_paths = ~/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
+
 # Paths to search for roles, colon separated
 #roles_path = ~/.ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles