diff --git a/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/horizontal_barchart_distribution.py b/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/horizontal_barchart_distribution.py
index 73367e4b1d60..c851997ad29a 100644
--- a/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/horizontal_barchart_distribution.py
+++ b/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/horizontal_barchart_distribution.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def survey(results, category_names):
 
 
 survey(results, category_names)
+plt.show()
 
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