diff --git a/.chronus/changes/fix-example-of-statusCode-2024-5-3-20-58-17.md b/.chronus/changes/fix-example-of-statusCode-2024-5-3-20-58-17.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d09e88744c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chronus/changes/fix-example-of-statusCode-2024-5-3-20-58-17.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Change versionKind to one of: internal, fix, dependencies, feature, deprecation, breaking
+changeKind: internal
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/http"
+---
+
+doc: fix incorrect example of `@statusCode`
diff --git a/docs/libraries/http/reference/decorators.md b/docs/libraries/http/reference/decorators.md
index a9dfefd0dc..444953ea78 100644
--- a/docs/libraries/http/reference/decorators.md
+++ b/docs/libraries/http/reference/decorators.md
@@ -462,8 +462,13 @@ None
 #### Examples
 
 ```typespec
-op read(): {@statusCode: 200, @body pet: Pet}
-op create(): {@statusCode: 201 | 202}
+op read(): {
+  @statusCode _: 200;
+  @body pet: Pet;
+};
+op create(): {
+  @statusCode _: 201 | 202;
+};
 ```
 
 ### `@useAuth` {#@TypeSpec.Http.useAuth}
diff --git a/packages/http/README.md b/packages/http/README.md
index 06511ac3d5..2d4e670067 100644
--- a/packages/http/README.md
+++ b/packages/http/README.md
@@ -509,8 +509,13 @@ None
 ##### Examples
 
 ```typespec
-op read(): {@statusCode: 200, @body pet: Pet}
-op create(): {@statusCode: 201 | 202}
+op read(): {
+  @statusCode _: 200;
+  @body pet: Pet;
+};
+op create(): {
+  @statusCode _: 201 | 202;
+};
 ```
 
 #### `@useAuth`
diff --git a/packages/http/generated-defs/TypeSpec.Http.ts b/packages/http/generated-defs/TypeSpec.Http.ts
index 6058763fc1..65edeef241 100644
--- a/packages/http/generated-defs/TypeSpec.Http.ts
+++ b/packages/http/generated-defs/TypeSpec.Http.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ import type {
  *
  * @example
  * ```typespec
- * op read(): {@statusCode: 200, @body pet: Pet}
- * op create(): {@statusCode: 201 | 202}
+ * op read(): {
+ *   @statusCode _: 200;
+ *   @body pet: Pet;
+ * };
+ * op create(): {
+ *   @statusCode _: 201 | 202;
+ * };
  * ```
  */
 export type StatusCodeDecorator = (context: DecoratorContext, target: ModelProperty) => void;
diff --git a/packages/http/lib/http-decorators.tsp b/packages/http/lib/http-decorators.tsp
index f8631f23cb..ed1b8fe879 100644
--- a/packages/http/lib/http-decorators.tsp
+++ b/packages/http/lib/http-decorators.tsp
@@ -128,8 +128,13 @@ extern dec bodyIgnore(target: ModelProperty);
  * @example
  *
  * ```typespec
- * op read(): {@statusCode: 200, @body pet: Pet}
- * op create(): {@statusCode: 201 | 202}
+ * op read(): {
+ *   @statusCode _: 200;
+ *   @body pet: Pet;
+ * };
+ * op create(): {
+ *   @statusCode _: 201 | 202;
+ * };
  * ```
  */
 extern dec statusCode(target: ModelProperty);