diff --git a/src/doc/reference.md b/src/doc/reference.md
index e6ff29799f4c6..07e5d50f481de 100644
--- a/src/doc/reference.md
+++ b/src/doc/reference.md
@@ -3554,7 +3554,8 @@ Tuple types and values are denoted by listing the types or values of their
 elements, respectively, in a parenthesized, comma-separated list.
 
 Because tuple elements don't have a name, they can only be accessed by
-pattern-matching.
+pattern-matching or by using `N` directly as a field to access the
+`N`th element.
 
 An example of a tuple type and its use:
 
@@ -3563,6 +3564,7 @@ type Pair<'a> = (i32, &'a str);
 let p: Pair<'static> = (10, "hello");
 let (a, b) = p;
 assert!(b != "world");
+assert!(p.0 == 10);
 ```
 
 ### Array, and Slice types