diff --git a/core/src/components/loading/readme.md b/core/src/components/loading/readme.md
index 949708ff24..5a901ff680 100644
--- a/core/src/components/loading/readme.md
+++ b/core/src/components/loading/readme.md
@@ -139,17 +139,23 @@ import { IonButton, IonContent, IonPage, useIonLoading } from '@ionic/react';
 interface LoadingProps {}
 
 const LoadingExample: React.FC<LoadingProps> = () => {
-  const [present] = useIonLoading();
+  const [present, dismiss] = useIonLoading();
+  /**
+   * The recommended way of dismissing is to use the `dismiss` property
+   * on `IonLoading`, but the `dismiss` method returned from `useIonLoading`
+   * can be used for more complex scenarios.
+   */
   return (
     <IonPage>
       <IonContent>
         <IonButton
           expand="block"
-          onClick={() =>
+          onClick={() => {
             present({
-              duration: 3000,
+              message: 'Loading...',
+              duration: 3000
             })
-          }
+          }}
         >
           Show Loading
         </IonButton>
diff --git a/core/src/components/loading/usage/react.md b/core/src/components/loading/usage/react.md
index b99e0d2951..a9f65cb595 100644
--- a/core/src/components/loading/usage/react.md
+++ b/core/src/components/loading/usage/react.md
@@ -7,17 +7,23 @@ import { IonButton, IonContent, IonPage, useIonLoading } from '@ionic/react';
 interface LoadingProps {}
 
 const LoadingExample: React.FC<LoadingProps> = () => {
-  const [present] = useIonLoading();
+  const [present, dismiss] = useIonLoading();
+  /**
+   * The recommended way of dismissing is to use the `dismiss` property
+   * on `IonLoading`, but the `dismiss` method returned from `useIonLoading`
+   * can be used for more complex scenarios.
+   */
   return (
     <IonPage>
       <IonContent>
         <IonButton
           expand="block"
-          onClick={() =>
+          onClick={() => {
             present({
-              duration: 3000,
+              message: 'Loading...',
+              duration: 3000
             })
-          }
+          }}
         >
           Show Loading
         </IonButton>