diff --git a/reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md b/reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
index 9ff318eeed44..187b3fe4e6a8 100644
--- a/reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
+++ b/reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
@@ -174,6 +174,30 @@ The **CommandNotFoundException** error type inherits from the
 **System.Exception** type. This statement traps any errors raised by unknown
 commands. It also traps other error types.
 
+You can find the exception type for an error by inspecting the error object.
+The following example shows how to get the full name of the exception for the
+last error in a session:
+
+```powershell
+nonsenseString
+$Error[0].Exception.GetType().FullName
+```
+
+```Output
+nonsenseString : The term 'nonsenseString' is not recognized as the name
+of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the
+spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is
+correct and try again.
+At line:1 char:1
++ nonsenseString
++ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (nonsenseString:String) []
+   , CommandNotFoundException
+    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
+
+System.Management.Automation.CommandNotFoundException
+```
+
 You can have more than one `trap` statement in a script. Only one `trap`
 statement can trap each error type. When a terminating error occurs, PowerShell
 searches for the `trap` with the most specific match, starting in the current
diff --git a/reference/7.2/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md b/reference/7.2/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
index 7bb1fb5506dd..935fd4b67f7e 100644
--- a/reference/7.2/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
+++ b/reference/7.2/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
@@ -170,6 +170,24 @@ The **CommandNotFoundException** error type inherits from the
 **System.Exception** type. This statement traps any errors raised by unknown
 commands. It also traps other error types.
 
+You can find the exception type for an error by inspecting the error object.
+The following example shows how to get the full name of the exception for the
+last error in a session:
+
+```powershell
+nonsenseString
+$Error[0].Exception.GetType().FullName
+```
+
+```Output
+nonsenseString: The term 'nonsenseString' is not recognized as a name of a
+cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. Check the spelling
+of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct
+and try again.
+
+System.Management.Automation.CommandNotFoundException
+```
+
 You can have more than one `trap` statement in a script. Only one `trap`
 statement can trap each error type. When a terminating error occurs, PowerShell
 searches for the `trap` with the most specific match, starting in the current
diff --git a/reference/7.3/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md b/reference/7.3/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
index dfd70d0c0263..bd7731e64354 100644
--- a/reference/7.3/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
+++ b/reference/7.3/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
@@ -170,6 +170,24 @@ The **CommandNotFoundException** error type inherits from the
 **System.Exception** type. This statement traps any errors raised by unknown
 commands. It also traps other error types.
 
+You can find the exception type for an error by inspecting the error object.
+The following example shows how to get the full name of the exception for the
+last error in a session:
+
+```powershell
+nonsenseString
+$Error[0].Exception.GetType().FullName
+```
+
+```Output
+nonsenseString: The term 'nonsenseString' is not recognized as a name of a
+cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. Check the spelling
+of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct
+and try again.
+
+System.Management.Automation.CommandNotFoundException
+```
+
 You can have more than one `trap` statement in a script. Only one `trap`
 statement can trap each error type. When a terminating error occurs, PowerShell
 searches for the `trap` with the most specific match, starting in the current
diff --git a/reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md b/reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
index 48a893ad79a9..3f0af34b3433 100644
--- a/reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
+++ b/reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Trap.md
@@ -170,6 +170,24 @@ The **CommandNotFoundException** error type inherits from the
 **System.Exception** type. This statement traps any errors raised by unknown
 commands. It also traps other error types.
 
+You can find the exception type for an error by inspecting the error object.
+The following example shows how to get the full name of the exception for the
+last error in a session:
+
+```powershell
+nonsenseString
+$Error[0].Exception.GetType().FullName
+```
+
+```Output
+nonsenseString: The term 'nonsenseString' is not recognized as a name of a
+cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. Check the spelling
+of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct
+and try again.
+
+System.Management.Automation.CommandNotFoundException
+```
+
 You can have more than one `trap` statement in a script. Only one `trap`
 statement can trap each error type. When a terminating error occurs, PowerShell
 searches for the `trap` with the most specific match, starting in the current