diff --git a/lib/jekyll/commands/new.rb b/lib/jekyll/commands/new.rb
index def9a380..51b3dbb1 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/commands/new.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/commands/new.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ module Jekyll
           { "layout" => "post", "title" => "Welcome to Jekyll!", "date" => Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'), "categories" => %w(jekyll update) }.to_yaml + "---",
           "You'll find this post in your `_posts` directory - edit this post and re-build (or run with the `-w` switch) to see your changes!",
           "To add new posts, simply add a file in the `_posts` directory that follows the convention: YYYY-MM-DD-name-of-post.ext.",
+          "Jekyll also offers powerful support for code snippets:",
+          [
+            "{% highlight ruby %}",
+            "def print_hi(name)",
+            '  puts "Hi, #{name}"',
+            "end",
+            "print_hi('Tom')"
+            "#=> prints 'Hi, Tom' to STDOUT."
+            "{% endhighlight %}"
+          ].join("#{$/}"),
           "Check out the [Jeyll docs][jekyll] for more info on how to get the most out of Jekyll. File all bugs/feature requests at [Jekyll's GitHub repo][jekyll-gh].",
           "[jekyll-gh]: https://github.com/mojombo/github\n[jekyll]:    http://jekyllrb.com"
         ].join("#{$/*2}")