diff --git a/manual/repeatable_content/alternate_page_numbering.rb b/manual/repeatable_content/alternate_page_numbering.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..baa6a0edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manual/repeatable_content/alternate_page_numbering.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+#
+# Below is the code to generate page numbers that alternate being rendered
+# on the right and left side of the page. The first page will have a "1" in
+# the bottom right corner. The second page will have a "2" in the bottom
+# left corner of the page. The third a "3" in the bottom right, etc.
+require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),
+                                   %w[.. example_helper]))
+
+filename = File.basename(__FILE__).gsub('.rb', '.pdf')
+Prawn::ManualBuilder::Example.generate(filename) do
+  text "This is the first page!"
+
+  10.times do
+    start_new_page
+    text "Here comes yet another page."
+  end
+
+  string = "<page>"
+  odd_options = { :at => [bounds.right - 150, 0],
+                  :width => 150,
+                  :align => :right,
+                  :page_filter => :odd,
+                  :start_count_at => 1 }
+  even_options = { :at => [0, bounds.left],
+                   :width => 150,
+                   :align => :left,
+                   :page_filter => :even,
+                   :start_count_at => 2 }
+  number_pages string, odd_options
+  number_pages string, even_options
+end
diff --git a/manual/repeatable_content/repeatable_content.rb b/manual/repeatable_content/repeatable_content.rb
index 0c0ec645b..70c9c8152 100644
--- a/manual/repeatable_content/repeatable_content.rb
+++ b/manual/repeatable_content/repeatable_content.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     p.example "repeater",       :eval_source => false
     p.example "stamp"
     p.example "page_numbering", :eval_source => false
+    p.example "alternate_page_numbering", :eval_source => false
 
     p.intro do
       prose("Prawn offers two ways to handle repeatable content blocks. Repeater is useful for content that gets repeated at well defined intervals while Stamp is more appropriate if you need better control of when to repeat it.