diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-appsync/README.md b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-appsync/README.md
index f0ab40d93b3c8..1f85e8bdedc08 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-appsync/README.md
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-appsync/README.md
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ input DemoInput {
 type Mutation {
   callStepFunction(input: DemoInput!): job
 }
+
+type Query {
+  _placeholder: String
+}
 ```
 
 GraphQL request mapping template `request.vtl`: