diff --git a/doc/sphinx/cython/example-script.rst.in b/doc/sphinx/cython/example-script.rst.in
index aa5b7f8f4..259732feb 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/cython/example-script.rst.in
+++ b/doc/sphinx/cython/example-script.rst.in
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _py-example-@script_name@:
+
 @script_name@
 =======================================================================
 
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/matlab/example-script.rst.in b/doc/sphinx/matlab/example-script.rst.in
index 861ebd7f8..1a6fe3cac 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/matlab/example-script.rst.in
+++ b/doc/sphinx/matlab/example-script.rst.in
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _matlab-example-@script_name@:
+
 @script_name@
 =======================================================================