diff --git a/cmd/broom/profile.go b/cmd/broom/profile.go
index f396d82..32012f3 100644
--- a/cmd/broom/profile.go
+++ b/cmd/broom/profile.go
@@ -160,9 +160,24 @@ func operationUsage(op broom.Operation, profile string) {
 
 // prepareParameterDescription prepares a parameter description for display.
 //
+// Adds default and example values.
 // If a description has multiple lines, all lines are indented to match the first line's width.
 func prepareParameterDescription(p broom.Parameter) string {
+	values := make([]string, 0, 2)
+	if p.Default != nil {
+		values = append(values, fmt.Sprintf("%v %v", color.YellowString("Default:"), p.Default))
+	}
+	if p.Example != nil {
+		values = append(values, fmt.Sprintf("%v %v", color.YellowString("Example:"), p.Example))
+	}
+
+	description := p.Description
+	if len(values) > 0 {
+		description = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", description, strings.Join(values, " "))
+	}
 	// Since colors are used for the name column, tabwriter requires color codes to
 	// be present even when that column is empty, for the tab width to be right.
-	return strings.ReplaceAll(p.Description, "\n", "\n\t"+color.GreenString("")+"\t")
+	description = strings.ReplaceAll(description, "\n", "\n\t"+color.GreenString("")+"\t")
+
+	return description
 }
diff --git a/operation.go b/operation.go
index 663b72b..c6d9728 100644
--- a/operation.go
+++ b/operation.go
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ type Parameter struct {
 	Style       string
 	Type        string
 	Enum        []string
+	Example     any
 	Default     any
 	Deprecated  bool
 	Required    bool
diff --git a/spec.go b/spec.go
index 1a26c10..ddc59cd 100644
--- a/spec.go
+++ b/spec.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func newOperationFromSpec(method string, path string, params openapi3.Parameters
 					Description: Sanitize(schema.Value.Description),
 					Type:        getSchemaType(*schema.Value),
 					Enum:        castEnum(schema.Value.Enum),
+					Example:     schema.Value.Example,
 					Default:     schema.Value.Default,
 					Deprecated:  schema.Value.Deprecated,
 					Required:    required,
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ func newParameterFromSpec(specParam openapi3.Parameter) Parameter {
 		Style:       specParam.Style,
 		Type:        getSchemaType(*specParam.Schema.Value),
 		Enum:        castEnum(specParam.Schema.Value.Enum),
+		Example:     specParam.Schema.Value.Example,
 		Default:     specParam.Schema.Value.Default,
 		Deprecated:  specParam.Deprecated,
 		Required:    specParam.Required,
diff --git a/spec_test.go b/spec_test.go
index 7ca4e9c..f43c704 100644
--- a/spec_test.go
+++ b/spec_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestLoadOperations(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:        "price",
 						Description: "The product price, in cents.",
 						Type:        "integer",
-						Default:     any(float64(1099)),
+						Example:     any(float64(1099)),
 						Required:    true,
 					},
 					broom.Parameter{
diff --git a/testdata/openapi3.yaml b/testdata/openapi3.yaml
index 387a515..b384a41 100644
--- a/testdata/openapi3.yaml
+++ b/testdata/openapi3.yaml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ paths:
                 price:
                   type: integer
                   description: The product price, in cents.
-                  default: 1099
+                  example: 1099
                 currency_code:
                   type: string
                   description: The currency code.
diff --git a/testdata/swagger.yaml b/testdata/swagger.yaml
index 1f3b36f..aa2a0a1 100644
--- a/testdata/swagger.yaml
+++ b/testdata/swagger.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ paths:
               price:
                 type: integer
                 description: The product price, in cents.
-                default: 1099
+                example: 1099
               currency_code:
                 type: string
                 description: The currency code.