diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/README.rst b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/README.rst
index d78e846793..9c1c3450c4 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/README.rst
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/README.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ Run instrumented application
 
     # export OTEL_PYTHON_ASYNCIO_FUTURE_TRACE_ENABLED=true
 
+    import asyncio
+    from opentelemetry.instrumentation.asyncio import AsyncioInstrumentor
+
+    AsyncioInstrumentor().instrument()
+
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
     future = asyncio.Future()
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/__init__.py
index 2d1b063dfd..9905d91dbd 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/__init__.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-asyncio/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/asyncio/__init__.py
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ async def main():
 
     # export OTEL_PYTHON_ASYNCIO_FUTURE_TRACE_ENABLED=true
 
+    import asyncio
+    from opentelemetry.instrumentation.asyncio import AsyncioInstrumentor
+
+    AsyncioInstrumentor().instrument()
+
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
     future = asyncio.Future()
@@ -52,6 +57,8 @@ async def main():
 -------------
 .. code:: python
 
+    # export OTEL_PYTHON_ASYNCIO_TO_THREAD_FUNCTION_NAMES_TO_TRACE=func
+
     import asyncio
     from opentelemetry.instrumentation.asyncio import AsyncioInstrumentor