diff --git a/src/path/example_test.go b/src/path/example_test.go
index 67b9718..e30ebd1 100644
--- a/src/path/example_test.go
+++ b/src/path/example_test.go
@@ -79,13 +79,18 @@
 	fmt.Println(path.Join("a", "b", "c"))
 	fmt.Println(path.Join("a", "b/c"))
 	fmt.Println(path.Join("a/b", "c"))
+
+	fmt.Println(path.Join("a/b", "../../../xyz"))
+
 	fmt.Println(path.Join("", ""))
 	fmt.Println(path.Join("a", ""))
 	fmt.Println(path.Join("", "a"))
+
 	// Output:
 	// a/b/c
 	// a/b/c
 	// a/b/c
+	// ../xyz
 	//
 	// a
 	// a
diff --git a/src/path/filepath/example_unix_test.go b/src/path/filepath/example_unix_test.go
index 23f2138..c9d6944 100644
--- a/src/path/filepath/example_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/path/filepath/example_unix_test.go
@@ -72,12 +72,16 @@
 	fmt.Println(filepath.Join("a", "b/c"))
 	fmt.Println(filepath.Join("a/b", "c"))
 	fmt.Println(filepath.Join("a/b", "/c"))
+
+	fmt.Println(filepath.Join("a/b", "../../../xyz"))
+
 	// Output:
 	// On Unix:
 	// a/b/c
 	// a/b/c
 	// a/b/c
 	// a/b/c
+	// ../xyz
 }
 
 func ExampleMatch() {