diff --git a/docs/qmp-events.txt b/docs/qmp-events.txt
index c0a3bb8fd4..6f42640d5f 100644
--- a/docs/qmp-events.txt
+++ b/docs/qmp-events.txt
@@ -36,39 +36,6 @@ Example:
   },
   "timestamp": { "seconds": 1265044230, "microseconds": 450486 } }
 
-QUORUM_REPORT_BAD
------------------
-
-Emitted to report a corruption of a Quorum file.
-
-Data:
-
-- "type":          Quorum operation type
-- "error":         Error message (json-string, optional)
-                   Only present on failure.  This field contains a human-readable
-                   error message.  There are no semantics other than that the
-                   block layer reported an error and clients should not try to
-                   interpret the error string.
-- "node-name":     The graph node name of the block driver state.
-- "sector-num":    Number of the first sector of the failed read operation.
-- "sectors-count": Failed read operation sector count.
-
-Example:
-
-Read operation:
-{ "event": "QUORUM_REPORT_BAD",
-     "data": { "node-name": "node0", "sector-num": 345435, "sectors-count": 5,
-               "type": "read" },
-     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1344522075, "microseconds": 745528 } }
-
-Flush operation:
-{ "event": "QUORUM_REPORT_BAD",
-     "data": { "node-name": "node0", "sector-num": 0, "sectors-count": 2097120,
-               "type": "flush", "error": "Broken pipe" },
-     "timestamp": { "seconds": 1456406829, "microseconds": 291763 } }
-
-Note: this event is rate-limited.
-
 MIGRATION_PASS
 --------------
 
diff --git a/qapi/event.json b/qapi/event.json
index af69331c94..5779d5d714 100644
--- a/qapi/event.json
+++ b/qapi/event.json
@@ -536,7 +536,26 @@
 #
 # @sectors-count: failed read operation sector count
 #
+# Note: This event is rate-limited.
+#
 # Since: 2.0
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# 1. Read operation
+#
+# { "event": "QUORUM_REPORT_BAD",
+#      "data": { "node-name": "node0", "sector-num": 345435, "sectors-count": 5,
+#                "type": "read" },
+#      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1344522075, "microseconds": 745528 } }
+#
+# 2. Flush operation
+#
+# { "event": "QUORUM_REPORT_BAD",
+#      "data": { "node-name": "node0", "sector-num": 0, "sectors-count": 2097120,
+#                "type": "flush", "error": "Broken pipe" },
+#      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1456406829, "microseconds": 291763 } }
+#
 ##
 { 'event': 'QUORUM_REPORT_BAD',
   'data': { 'type': 'QuorumOpType', '*error': 'str', 'node-name': 'str',