diff --git a/src/go/doc/example.go b/src/go/doc/example.go
index 228bdf58f8..ba1f863df0 100644
--- a/src/go/doc/example.go
+++ b/src/go/doc/example.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"go/ast"
 	"go/token"
 	"internal/lazyregexp"
-	"path"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ func playExample(file *ast.File, f *ast.FuncDecl) *ast.File {
 			// because the package syscall/js is not available in the playground.
 			return nil
 		}
-		n := path.Base(p)
+		n := assumedPackageName(p)
 		if s.Name != nil {
 			n = s.Name.Name
 			switch n {
diff --git a/src/go/doc/testdata/examples/major_version.go b/src/go/doc/testdata/examples/major_version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d91874a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/go/doc/testdata/examples/major_version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package foo_test
+
+import (
+	"example.com/foo/v3"
+	"example.com/go-bar"
+)
+
+func Example() {
+	foo.Print("hello")
+	bar.Print("world")
+	// Output:
+	// hello
+	// world
+}
diff --git a/src/go/doc/testdata/examples/major_version.golden b/src/go/doc/testdata/examples/major_version.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cf2f2f32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/go/doc/testdata/examples/major_version.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- .Play --
+package main
+
+import (
+	"example.com/foo/v3"
+	"example.com/go-bar"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	foo.Print("hello")
+	bar.Print("world")
+}
+-- .Output --
+hello
+world