diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/volume_types/templates/volume_types/extras/_create.html b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/volume_types/templates/volume_types/extras/_create.html
index e876fa07d8..fd569637dc 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/volume_types/templates/volume_types/extras/_create.html
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/admin/volume_types/templates/volume_types/extras/_create.html
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 {% block modal-body-right %}
   <h3>{% trans "Description:" %}</h3>
   <p>{% trans 'Create a new "extra spec" key-value pair for a volume type.' %}</p>
+  <h5>{% trans 'Example for LVM:' %}</h5>
+      {% trans 'Key:' %} <b>volume_backend_name</b>
+  <p>{% trans 'Value:' %} <b>LVM</b></p>
+  <p>{% trans 'This example creates a lvm volume type with volume_backend_name=LVM as extra specifications.' %}</p>
 {% endblock %}