diff --git a/docs/1.2/architecture/injecting_batches_block_validation_rules.md b/docs/1.2/architecture/injecting_batches_block_validation_rules.md
index a26ae214..13ad1b28 100644
--- a/docs/1.2/architecture/injecting_batches_block_validation_rules.md
+++ b/docs/1.2/architecture/injecting_batches_block_validation_rules.md
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ local
     takes a list of transaction indices in the block and enforces the
     rule on each. This rule is useful in combination with the other
     rules to ensure a client is not submitting transactions that should
-    only be injected by the winning validator.
+    only be injected by the winning validator. For example, the string
+    `local:0,1` means that the first two transactions in the block must be
+    signed with the same key as the block itself. As with `XatY`, a negative
+    index counts backward from the end of the block.
 
 # Example: BlockInfoInjector