diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 813eee02..3ec1b0f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ $ go get github.com/conformal/btcdb
 
 * [CreateDB Example]
   (http://godoc.org/github.com/conformal/btcdb#example-CreateDB)  
-  Demonstrates creating a new database and inserting the genesis
-  block into it.
+  Demonstrates creating a new database and inserting the genesis block into it.
+
+* [NewestSha Example]
+  (http://godoc.org/github.com/conformal/btcdb#example-CreateDB)  
+  Demonstrates  querying the database for the most recent best block height and
+  hash.
 
 ## TODO
 - Increase test coverage to 100%
diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 6c8e677f..79219a28 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -48,3 +48,46 @@ func ExampleCreateDB() {
 	// Output:
 	// New height: 0
 }
+
+// exampleLoadDb is used in the example to elide the setup code.
+func exampleLoadDb() (btcdb.Db, error) {
+	db, err := btcdb.CreateDB("memdb")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Insert the main network genesis block.
+	genesis := btcutil.NewBlock(btcnet.MainNetParams.GenesisBlock)
+	_, err = db.InsertBlock(genesis)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return db, err
+}
+
+// This example demonstrates querying the database for the most recent best
+// block height and hash.
+func ExampleDb_NewestSha() {
+	// Load a database for the purposes of this example and schedule it to
+	// be closed on exit.  See the CreateDB example for more details on what
+	// this step is doing.
+	db, err := exampleLoadDb()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	latestHash, latestHeight, err := db.NewestSha()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Latest hash:", latestHash)
+	fmt.Println("Latest height:", latestHeight)
+
+	// Output:
+	// Latest hash: 000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f
+	// Latest height: 0
+}