diff --git a/tests/test_openapi_examples.py b/tests/test_openapi_examples.py
index b3f83ae23..77d275e97 100644
--- a/tests/test_openapi_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_openapi_examples.py
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ from fastapi import Body, Cookie, FastAPI, Header, Path, Query
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-app = FastAPI()
+external_docs = {
+    "description": "External API documentation.",
+    "url": "https://docs.example.com/api-general"
+}
+
+app = FastAPI(external_docs=external_docs)
 
 
 class Item(BaseModel):
@@ -468,4 +473,8 @@ def test_openapi_schema():
                 },
             }
         },
+        "externalDocs": {
+            "description": "External API documentation.",
+            "url": "https://docs.example.com/api-general"
+        },
     }