diff --git a/filebeat/docs/modules/suricata.asciidoc b/filebeat/docs/modules/suricata.asciidoc
index a2e7d647752..f5751e18611 100644
--- a/filebeat/docs/modules/suricata.asciidoc
+++ b/filebeat/docs/modules/suricata.asciidoc
@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@ image::./images/kibana-suricata.png[]
 
 include::../include/configuring-intro.asciidoc[]
 
-TODO: provide an example configuration
+This is an example of how to overwrite the default log file path.
+
+[source,yaml]
+----
+- module: suricata
+  eve:
+    enabled: true
+    var.paths: ["/my/path/suricata.json"]
+----
 
 :fileset_ex: eve
 
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/module/suricata/_meta/docs.asciidoc b/x-pack/filebeat/module/suricata/_meta/docs.asciidoc
index f8b313be408..268701776c1 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/module/suricata/_meta/docs.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/module/suricata/_meta/docs.asciidoc
@@ -33,7 +33,15 @@ image::./images/kibana-suricata.png[]
 
 include::../include/configuring-intro.asciidoc[]
 
-TODO: provide an example configuration
+This is an example of how to overwrite the default log file path.
+
+[source,yaml]
+----
+- module: suricata
+  eve:
+    enabled: true
+    var.paths: ["/my/path/suricata.json"]
+----
 
 :fileset_ex: eve