diff --git a/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/gridspec_and_subplots.py b/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/gridspec_and_subplots.py
index a263ef8893a2..fbb7ebd013a0 100644
--- a/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/gridspec_and_subplots.py
+++ b/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/gridspec_and_subplots.py
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 and then remove the covered axes and fill the gap with a new bigger axes.
 Here we create a layout with the bottom two axes in the last column combined.
 
-See: :doc:`/tutorials/intermediate/gridspec`
+See also :doc:`/tutorials/intermediate/gridspec`.
 """
+
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
 fig, axs = plt.subplots(ncols=3, nrows=3)
@@ -22,3 +23,5 @@
                xycoords='axes fraction', va='center')
 
 fig.tight_layout()
+
+plt.show()