diff --git a/pid_controller/doc/userdoc.rst b/pid_controller/doc/userdoc.rst
index 9ce3aede16..fc94357ab3 100644
--- a/pid_controller/doc/userdoc.rst
+++ b/pid_controller/doc/userdoc.rst
@@ -91,5 +91,13 @@ List of parameters
 An example parameter file
 =========================
 
-.. generate_parameter_library_default::
-  ../src/pid_controller.yaml
+
+An example parameter file for this controller can be found in `the test folder (standalone) <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_controllers/blob/{REPOS_FILE_BRANCH}/pid_controller/test/pid_controller_params.yaml>`_:
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../test/pid_controller_params.yaml
+   :language: yaml
+
+or as `preceding controller <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_controllers/blob/{REPOS_FILE_BRANCH}/pid_controller/test/pid_controller_preceding_params.yaml>`_:
+
+.. literalinclude:: ../test/pid_controller_preceding_params.yaml
+   :language: yaml