diff --git a/examples/custom_object.py b/examples/namespaced_custom_object.py
similarity index 82%
rename from examples/custom_object.py
rename to examples/namespaced_custom_object.py
index 98234cb28..6ed817599 100644
--- a/examples/custom_object.py
+++ b/examples/namespaced_custom_object.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Uses a Custom Resource Definition (CRD) to create a custom object, in this case
 a CronTab. This example use an example CRD from this tutorial:
 https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-kubernetes-api/custom-resources/custom-resource-definitions/
 
-The following yaml manifest has to be applied first:
+The following yaml manifest has to be applied first for namespaced scoped CRD:
 
 apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ def main():
         }
     }
 
+    # patch to update the `spec.cronSpec` field
+    patch_body = {
+        "spec": {"cronSpec": "* * * * */10", "image": "my-awesome-cron-image"}
+    }
+
     # create the resource
     api.create_namespaced_custom_object(
         group="stable.example.com",
@@ -93,6 +98,18 @@ def main():
     print("Resource details:")
     pprint(resource)
 
+    # patch the namespaced custom object to update the `spec.cronSpec` field
+    patch_resource = api.patch_namespaced_custom_object(
+        group="stable.example.com",
+        version="v1",
+        name="my-new-cron-object",
+        namespace="default",
+        plural="crontabs",
+        body=patch_body,
+    )
+    print("Resource details:")
+    pprint(patch_resource)
+
     # delete it
     api.delete_namespaced_custom_object(
         group="stable.example.com",