diff --git a/command/job_init.go b/command/job_init.go
index b03ab73b2..7b1059aad 100644
--- a/command/job_init.go
+++ b/command/job_init.go
@@ -159,6 +159,35 @@ job "example" {
     canary = 0
   }
 
+  # The migrate stanza specifies the group's strategy for migrating off of
+  # draining nodes. If omitted, a default migration strategy is applied.
+  #
+  # For more information on the "migrate" stanza, please see 
+  # the online documentation at:
+  #
+  #     https://www.nomadproject.io/docs/job-specification/migrate.html
+  #
+  migrate {
+    # Specifies the number of task groups that can be migrated at the same
+    # time. This number must be less than the total count for the group as
+    # (count - max_parallel) will be left running during migrations.
+    max_parallel = 1
+
+    # Specifies the mechanism in which allocations health is determined. The
+    # potential values are "checks" or "task_states".
+    health_check = "checks"
+
+    # Specifies the minimum time the allocation must be in the healthy state
+    # before it is marked as healthy and unblocks further allocations from being
+    # migrated. This is specified using a label suffix like "30s" or "15m".
+    min_healthy_time = "10s"
+
+    # Specifies the deadline in which the allocation must be marked as healthy
+    # after which the allocation is automatically transitioned to unhealthy. This
+    # is specified using a label suffix like "2m" or "1h".
+    healthy_deadline = "5m"
+  }
+
   # The "group" stanza defines a series of tasks that should be co-located on
   # the same Nomad client. Any task within a group will be placed on the same
   # client.