diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/hooks/generate_examples.py b/docs/mkdocs/hooks/generate_examples.py
index 1e8b848db46d8..881df791698e2 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/hooks/generate_examples.py
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/hooks/generate_examples.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class Example:
         self.other_files = self.determine_other_files()
         self.title = self.determine_title()
 
+    @property
+    def is_code(self) -> bool:
+        return self.main_file.suffix != ".md"
+
     def determine_main_file(self) -> Path:
         """
         Determines the main file in the given path.
@@ -101,6 +105,12 @@ class Example:
         return [file for file in self.path.rglob("*") if is_other_file(file)]
 
     def determine_title(self) -> str:
+        if not self.is_code:
+            with open(self.main_file) as f:
+                first_line = f.readline().strip()
+            match = re.match(r'^#\s+(?P<title>.+)$', first_line)
+            if match:
+                return match.group('title')
         return fix_case(self.path.stem.replace("_", " ").title())
 
     def generate(self) -> str:
@@ -110,11 +120,13 @@ class Example:
         # Use long code fence to avoid issues with
         # included files containing code fences too
         code_fence = "``````"
-        is_code = self.main_file.suffix != ".md"
-        if is_code:
+        # Skip the title from md snippets as it's been included above
+        start_line = 2
+        if self.is_code:
             content += f"{code_fence}{self.main_file.suffix[1:]}\n"
-        content += f'--8<-- "{self.main_file}"\n'
-        if is_code:
+            start_line = 1
+        content += f'--8<-- "{self.main_file}:{start_line}"\n'
+        if self.is_code:
             content += f"{code_fence}\n"
         content += "\n"