diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/Makefile.am b/docs/reference/gtk/Makefile.am
index 968384c136..0e9406261e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ content_files =					\
 	windows.sgml				\
 	x11.sgml				\
 	gtk3-demo.xml				\
+	gtk3-demo-application.xml		\
 	gtk3-widget-factory.xml			\
 	gtk3-icon-browser.xml			\
 	gtk-query-immodules-3.0.xml		\
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ man_MANS = 				\
 	gtk-encode-symbolic-svg.1	\
 	gtk-launch.1			\
 	gtk3-demo.1			\
+	gtk3-demo-application.1		\
 	gtk3-widget-factory.1		\
 	gtk3-icon-browser.1		\
 	broadwayd.1
diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk-docs.sgml b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk-docs.sgml
index 2e00bae4bf..ce6792a2b6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk-docs.sgml
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk-docs.sgml
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@
   <part>
     <title>GTK+ Tools</title>
     <xi:include href="gtk3-demo.xml" />
+    <xi:include href="gtk3-demo-application.xml" />
     <xi:include href="gtk3-widget-factory.xml" />
     <xi:include href="gtk3-icon-browser.xml" />
     <xi:include href="gtk-query-immodules-3.0.xml" />
diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-demo-application.xml b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-demo-application.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7a96946ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-demo-application.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
+               "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
+]>
+<refentry id="gtk3-demo-application">
+
+<refentryinfo>
+  <title>gtk3-demo-application</title>
+  <productname>GTK+</productname>
+  <authorgroup>
+    <author>
+      <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+      <firstname>Matthias</firstname>
+      <surname>Clasen</surname>
+    </author>
+  </authorgroup>
+</refentryinfo>
+
+<refmeta>
+  <refentrytitle>gtk3-demo-application</refentrytitle>
+  <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+  <refmiscinfo class="manual">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+
+<refnamediv>
+  <refname>gtk3-demo</refname>
+  <refpurpose>Demonstrate GtkApplication</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+
+<refsynopsisdiv>
+<cmdsynopsis>
+<command>gtk3-demo</command>
+</cmdsynopsis>
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsect1><title>Description</title>
+<para>
+<command>gtk3-demo-application</command> is an example application
+used by <command>gtk3-demo</command>. There is no need to call it
+manually.
+</para>
+</refsect1>
+
+</refentry>