diff --git a/docs/gl_objects/mrs.rst b/docs/gl_objects/mrs.rst
index 47c626b8a..f17ad2611 100644
--- a/docs/gl_objects/mrs.rst
+++ b/docs/gl_objects/mrs.rst
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ Reference
 Examples
 --------
 
-List the merge requests available on the GitLab server::
+List the merge requests created by the user of the token on the GitLab server::
 
     mrs = gl.mergerequests.list()
 
+List the merge requests available on the GitLab server::
+
+    mrs = gl.mergerequests.list(scope="all")
+
 List the merge requests for a group::
 
     group = gl.groups.get('mygroup')