diff --git a/dlib/matlab/README.txt b/dlib/matlab/README.txt
index 7a0b394ad..d571e2330 100644
--- a/dlib/matlab/README.txt
+++ b/dlib/matlab/README.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 This folder contains a set of tools which make it easy to create MATLAB mex
 functions.  To understand how they work, you should read the
-example_mex_function.cpp and example_mex_callback.cpp examples.
+example_mex_function.cpp, example_mex_struct.cpp, and  example_mex_callback.cpp examples.
 
 To compile them, you can use CMake.  In particular, from this folder execute
 these commands:
diff --git a/dlib/matlab/example.m b/dlib/matlab/example.m
index bbe83c6f8..8ed47346b 100644
--- a/dlib/matlab/example.m
+++ b/dlib/matlab/example.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% This example calls the two mex functions defined in this folder.  As you
+% This example calls the three mex functions defined in this folder.  As you
 % can see, you call them just like you would normal MATLAB functions.
 
 x = magic(3)
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ y = 2*magic(3)
 
 z = example_mex_callback(x, @(a)a+a)
 
+
+input = {}
+input.val = 2
+input.stuff = 'some string'
+output = example_mex_struct(input)
+