diff --git a/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplots_demo.py b/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplots_demo.py
index 2f4b5efbdb2a..d1cb4dbf8527 100644
--- a/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplots_demo.py
+++ b/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/subplots_demo.py
@@ -187,3 +187,5 @@
 fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(1, 2, subplot_kw=dict(projection='polar'))
 ax1.plot(x, y)
 ax2.plot(x, y ** 2)
+
+plt.show()