diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,57 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 
+### Create an issue
+
+Example how to create an issue.
+
+```go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	jiraClient, err := jira.NewClient(nil, "https://your.jira-instance.com/")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	res, err := jiraClient.Authentication.AcquireSessionCookie("username", "password")
+	if err != nil || res == false {
+		fmt.Printf("Result: %v\n", res)
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	i := jira.Issue{
+		Fields: &jira.IssueFields{
+			Assignee: &jira.User{
+				Name: "myuser",
+			},
+			Reporter: &jira.User{
+				Name: "youruser",
+			},
+			Description: "Test Issue",
+			Type: jira.IssueType{
+				ID: "60",
+			},
+			Project: jira.Project{
+				Name: "PROJ1",
+			},
+			Summary: "Just a demo issue",
+		},
+	}
+	issue, _, err := jiraClient.Issue.Create(&i)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("%s: %+v\n", issue.Key, issue.Fields.Summary)
+}
+```
+
 ### Call a not implemented API endpoint
 
 Not all API endpoints of the JIRA API are implemented into *go-jira*.