diff --git a/documentation/coffee/objects_shorthand.coffee b/documentation/coffee/objects_shorthand.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce5d709ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/coffee/objects_shorthand.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+salary = 50
+name = "Joe"
+dept = "Accounting"
+employee = {salary, name, dept}
+output = "#{employee.name} works in #{employee.dept}"
diff --git a/documentation/index.html.erb b/documentation/index.html.erb
index 522ad10849..e31a205a8d 100644
--- a/documentation/index.html.erb
+++ b/documentation/index.html.erb
@@ -418,6 +418,11 @@ Expressions
       about it (say, when using jQuery).
     </p>
     <%= code_for('objects_reserved') %>
+    <p>
+      CoffeeScript has a shortcut for creating objects when you want the key
+      to be set with a variable of the same name.
+    </p>
+    <%= code_for('objects_shorthand') %>
 
     <p>
       <span id="lexical_scope" class="bookmark"></span>
diff --git a/documentation/js/objects_shorthand.js b/documentation/js/objects_shorthand.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf2681d5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/js/objects_shorthand.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+var dept, employee, name, output, salary;
+
+salary = 50;
+name = "Joe";
+dept = "Accounting";
+
+employee = {
+  salary: salary,
+  name: name,
+  dept: dept
+};
+
+output = "" + employee.name + " works in " + employee.dept;