diff --git a/docs/assets/scss/_component-examples.scss b/docs/assets/scss/_component-examples.scss
index fed899f5ff..e300fff18a 100644
--- a/docs/assets/scss/_component-examples.scss
+++ b/docs/assets/scss/_component-examples.scss
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@
   .bg-success,
   .bg-info,
   .bg-warning,
-  .bg-danger {
+  .bg-danger,
+  .bg-inverse {
     &:not(.navbar) {
       padding: .5rem;
       margin-top: .5rem;
diff --git a/docs/components/utilities.md b/docs/components/utilities.md
index d869a36d10..35d7febe03 100644
--- a/docs/components/utilities.md
+++ b/docs/components/utilities.md
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Similar to the contextual text color classes, easily set the background of an el
 <div class="bg-info">Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna.</div>
 <div class="bg-warning">Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod.</div>
 <div class="bg-danger">Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.</div>
+<div class="bg-inverse">Cras mattis consectetur purus sit amet fermentum.</div>
 {% endexample %}
 
 {% callout info %}