diff --git a/R/check_dag.R b/R/check_dag.R
index 1d64b2ee9..43a26c5c2 100644
--- a/R/check_dag.R
+++ b/R/check_dag.R
@@ -63,14 +63,17 @@
 #' plot(dag)
 #'
 #' # After adjusting for `b`, the model is correctly specified
-#' check_dag(
+#' dag <- check_dag(
 #'   y ~ x + b + c,
 #'   x ~ b,
 #'   outcome = "y",
 #'   exposure = "x",
 #'   adjusted = "b"
 #' )
+#' dag
 #'
+#' # Objects returned by `check_dag()` can be used with "ggdag" or "dagitty"
+#' ggdag::ggdag_status(dag)
 #' @export
 check_dag <- function(...,
                       outcome = NULL,
diff --git a/man/check_dag.Rd b/man/check_dag.Rd
index 9597bcdc7..7e842dedb 100644
--- a/man/check_dag.Rd
+++ b/man/check_dag.Rd
@@ -88,12 +88,16 @@ dag
 plot(dag)
 
 # After adjusting for `b`, the model is correctly specified
-check_dag(
+dag <- check_dag(
   y ~ x + b + c,
   x ~ b,
   outcome = "y",
   exposure = "x",
   adjusted = "b"
 )
+dag
+
+# Objects returned by `check_dag()` can be used with "ggdag" or "dagitty"
+ggdag::ggdag_status(dag)
 \dontshow{\}) # examplesIf}
 }