diff --git a/site/assets/js/application.js b/site/assets/js/application.js
index 6ff316056334..7981d4fcfb74 100644
--- a/site/assets/js/application.js
+++ b/site/assets/js/application.js
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@
     })
   }
 
+  var alertPlaceholder = document.getElementById('liveAlertPlaceholder')
+  var alertTrigger = document.getElementById('liveAlertBtn')
+
+  function alert(message, type) {
+    var wrapper = document.createElement('div')
+    wrapper.innerHTML = '<div class="alert alert-' + type + ' alert-dismissible" role="alert">' + message + '<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button></div>'
+
+    alertPlaceholder.append(wrapper)
+  }
+
+  if (alertTrigger) {
+    alertTrigger.addEventListener('click', function () {
+      alert('Nice, you triggered this alert message!', 'success')
+    })
+  }
+
   // Demos within modals
   document.querySelectorAll('.tooltip-test')
     .forEach(function (tooltip) {
diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/alerts.md b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/alerts.md
index 51feb966eded..e3862de48303 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/alerts.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/alerts.md
@@ -23,6 +23,45 @@ Alerts are available for any length of text, as well as an optional close button
 {{< partial "callout-warning-color-assistive-technologies.md" >}}
 {{< /callout >}}
 
+### Live example
+
+Click the button below to show an alert (hidden with inline styles to start), then dismiss (and destroy) it with the built-in close button.
+
+<div id="liveAlertPlaceholder"></div>
+
+<div class="bd-example">
+  <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="liveAlertBtn">Show live alert</button>
+</div>
+
+```html
+<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="liveAlertBtn">Show live alert</button>
+
+<div class="alert alert-primary alert-dismissible" role="alert" id="liveAlert">
+  <strong>Nice!</strong> You've triggered this alert.
+  <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>
+</div>
+```
+
+We use the following JavaScript to trigger our live alert demo:
+
+```js
+var alertPlaceholder = document.getElementById('liveAlertPlaceholder')
+var alertTrigger = document.getElementById('liveAlertBtn')
+
+function alert(message, type) {
+  var wrapper = document.createElement('div')
+  wrapper.innerHTML = '<div class="alert alert-' + type + ' alert-dismissible" role="alert">' + message + '<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button></div>'
+
+  alertPlaceholder.append(wrapper)
+}
+
+if (alertTrigger) {
+  alertTrigger.addEventListener('click', function () {
+    alert('Nice, you triggered this alert message!', 'success')
+  })
+}
+```
+
 ### Link color
 
 Use the `.alert-link` utility class to quickly provide matching colored links within any alert.
diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/toasts.md b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/toasts.md
index 2dde09f5ba82..8017ecdcd4a1 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/toasts.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/toasts.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Toasts are as flexible as you need and have very little required markup. At a mi
 </div>
 {{< /example >}}
 
-### Live
+### Live example
 
 Click the button below to show a toast (positioned with our utilities in the lower right corner) that has been hidden by default with `.hide`.
 
@@ -81,6 +81,20 @@ Click the button below to show a toast (positioned with our utilities in the low
 </div>
 ```
 
+We use the following JavaScript to trigger our live toast demo:
+
+```js
+var toastTrigger = document.getElementById('liveToastBtn')
+var toastLiveExample = document.getElementById('liveToast')
+if (toastTrigger) {
+  toastTrigger.addEventListener('click', function () {
+    var toast = new bootstrap.Toast(toastLiveExample)
+
+    toast.show()
+  })
+}
+```
+
 ### Translucent
 
 Toasts are slightly translucent to blend in with what's below them.