diff --git a/templating/matrix_templates/templates/msgtypes.tmpl b/templating/matrix_templates/templates/msgtypes.tmpl
index f7862451..18d3492b 100644
--- a/templating/matrix_templates/templates/msgtypes.tmpl
+++ b/templating/matrix_templates/templates/msgtypes.tmpl
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 ================== ================= ===========================================
 
 {% endfor %}
-Example::
+Example:
+
+.. code:: json
 
     {{example | jsonify(4, 4)}}