diff --git a/src/nix/run.cc b/src/nix/run.cc
index cbaba9d90..e6584346e 100644
--- a/src/nix/run.cc
+++ b/src/nix/run.cc
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ struct CmdRun : InstallableCommand, RunCommon
                 "To run Blender:",
                 "nix run blender-bin"
             },
+            Example{
+                "To run vim from nixpkgs:",
+                "nix run nixpkgs#vim"
+            },
+            Example{
+                "To run vim from nixpkgs with arguments:",
+                "nix run nixpkgs#vim -- --help"
+            },
         };
     }