diff --git a/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py b/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py
index 1f5885516c45..fbf555323222 100644
--- a/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py
+++ b/numpy/core/fromnumeric.py
@@ -2820,6 +2820,18 @@ def amax(a, axis=None, out=None, keepdims=np._NoValue, initial=np._NoValue,
     --------
     max : alias of this function
     ndarray.max : equivalent method
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> np.amax([4])
+    4
+    >>> np.amax([4, -1, 67, 89])
+    89
+    >>> np.amax([[1, 2, 3, 46, 44], [2, 3, 4, 55, 5]], axis=0)
+    array([2, 3, 4, 55, 44])
+    >>> np.amax([[1, 2, 3, 46, 44], [2, 3, 4, 55, 5]], axis=1)
+    array([46, 55])
+
     """
     return _wrapreduction(a, np.maximum, 'max', axis, None, out,
                           keepdims=keepdims, initial=initial, where=where)