diff --git a/src/cmd/doc/doc_test.go b/src/cmd/doc/doc_test.go
index 39530e3c2d..af7793133e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/doc/doc_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/doc/doc_test.go
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ var tests = []test{
 		[]string{
 			`Comment about exported interface`, // Include comment.
 			`type ExportedInterface interface`, // Interface definition.
-			`Comment before exported method.*\n.*ExportedMethod\(\)` +
+			`Comment before exported method.\n.*//\n.*//	// Code block showing how to use ExportedMethod\n.*//	func DoSomething\(\) error {\n.*//		ExportedMethod\(\)\n.*//		return nil\n.*//	}\n.*//.*\n.*ExportedMethod\(\)` +
 				`.*Comment on line with exported method`,
 			`io.Reader.*Comment on line with embedded Reader`,
 			`error.*Comment on line with embedded error`,
@@ -599,8 +599,7 @@ var tests = []test{
 		[]string{
 			`Comment about exported interface`, // Include comment.
 			`type ExportedInterface interface`, // Interface definition.
-			`Comment before exported method.*\n.*ExportedMethod\(\)` +
-				`.*Comment on line with exported method`,
+			`Comment before exported method.\n.*//\n.*//	// Code block showing how to use ExportedMethod\n.*//	func DoSomething\(\) error {\n.*//		ExportedMethod\(\)\n.*//		return nil\n.*//	}\n.*//.*\n.*ExportedMethod\(\)` + `.*Comment on line with exported method`,
 			`unexportedMethod\(\).*Comment on line with unexported method`,
 			`io.Reader.*Comment on line with embedded Reader`,
 			`error.*Comment on line with embedded error`,
@@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ var tests = []test{
 		"interface method",
 		[]string{p, `ExportedInterface.ExportedMethod`},
 		[]string{
-			`Comment before exported method.*\n.*ExportedMethod\(\)` +
+			`Comment before exported method.\n.*//\n.*//	// Code block showing how to use ExportedMethod\n.*//	func DoSomething\(\) error {\n.*//		ExportedMethod\(\)\n.*//		return nil\n.*//	}\n.*//.*\n.*ExportedMethod\(\)` +
 				`.*Comment on line with exported method`,
 		},
 		[]string{
diff --git a/src/cmd/doc/pkg.go b/src/cmd/doc/pkg.go
index c2e06ebc8b..587f0bdc14 100644
--- a/src/cmd/doc/pkg.go
+++ b/src/cmd/doc/pkg.go
@@ -950,6 +950,9 @@ func (pkg *Package) printMethodDoc(symbol, method string) bool {
 			// Not an interface type.
 			continue
 		}
+
+		// Collect and print only the methods that match.
+		var methods []*ast.Field
 		for _, iMethod := range inter.Methods.List {
 			// This is an interface, so there can be only one name.
 			// TODO: Anonymous methods (embedding)
@@ -958,22 +961,21 @@ func (pkg *Package) printMethodDoc(symbol, method string) bool {
 			}
 			name := iMethod.Names[0].Name
 			if match(method, name) {
-				if iMethod.Doc != nil {
-					for _, comment := range iMethod.Doc.List {
-						doc.ToText(&pkg.buf, comment.Text, "", indent, indentedWidth)
-					}
-				}
-				s := pkg.oneLineNode(iMethod.Type)
-				// Hack: s starts "func" but there is no name present.
-				// We could instead build a FuncDecl but it's not worthwhile.
-				lineComment := ""
-				if iMethod.Comment != nil {
-					lineComment = fmt.Sprintf("  %s", iMethod.Comment.List[0].Text)
-				}
-				pkg.Printf("func %s%s%s\n", name, s[4:], lineComment)
+				methods = append(methods, iMethod)
 				found = true
 			}
 		}
+		if found {
+			pkg.Printf("type %s ", spec.Name)
+			inter.Methods.List, methods = methods, inter.Methods.List
+			err := format.Node(&pkg.buf, pkg.fs, inter)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			pkg.newlines(1)
+			// Restore the original methods.
+			inter.Methods.List = methods
+		}
 	}
 	return found
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/doc/testdata/pkg.go b/src/cmd/doc/testdata/pkg.go
index d695bdf1c5..5ece832565 100644
--- a/src/cmd/doc/testdata/pkg.go
+++ b/src/cmd/doc/testdata/pkg.go
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ const unexportedTypedConstant ExportedType = 1 // In a separate section to test
 // Comment about exported interface.
 type ExportedInterface interface {
 	// Comment before exported method.
+	//
+	//	// Code block showing how to use ExportedMethod
+	//	func DoSomething() error {
+	//		ExportedMethod()
+	//		return nil
+	//	}
+	//
 	ExportedMethod()   // Comment on line with exported method.
 	unexportedMethod() // Comment on line with unexported method.
 	io.Reader          // Comment on line with embedded Reader.