diff --git a/federation/pkg/kubefed/kubefed.go b/federation/pkg/kubefed/kubefed.go
index 8676e2ae642..d7d1055dcdb 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/kubefed/kubefed.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/kubefed/kubefed.go
@@ -26,10 +26,20 @@ import (
 	kubectl "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/i18n"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var (
+	kubefedVersionExample = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
+		# Print the client and server versions for the current context
+		kubefed version`))
+	kubefedOptionsExample = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
+		# Print flags inherited by all commands
+		kubefed options`))
+)
+
 // NewKubeFedCommand creates the `kubefed` command and its nested children.
 func NewKubeFedCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer, defaultServerImage, defaultEtcdImage string) *cobra.Command {
 	// Parent command to which all subcommands are added.
@@ -66,8 +76,12 @@ func NewKubeFedCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer, defa
 	}
 	templates.ActsAsRootCommand(cmds, filters, groups...)
 
-	cmds.AddCommand(kubectl.NewCmdVersion(f, out))
-	cmds.AddCommand(kubectl.NewCmdOptions(out))
+	cmdVersion := kubectl.NewCmdVersion(f, out)
+	cmdVersion.Example = kubefedVersionExample
+	cmds.AddCommand(cmdVersion)
+	cmdOptions := kubectl.NewCmdOptions(out)
+	cmdOptions.Example = kubefedOptionsExample
+	cmds.AddCommand(cmdOptions)
 
 	return cmds
 }