diff --git a/cmd/tools/vcheck-md.v b/cmd/tools/vcheck-md.v
index a114a289b2..f4099fb023 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vcheck-md.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vcheck-md.v
@@ -517,6 +517,24 @@ fn (mut f MDFile) check_examples() CheckResult {
 					}
 					oks++
 				}
+				'shared' {
+					res := cmdexecute('${os.quoted_path(vexe)} -w -Wfatal-errors -shared -o ${os.quoted_path(cfile)} ${os.quoted_path(vfile)}')
+					if res != 0 || fmt_res != 0 {
+						if res != 0 {
+							eprintln(eline(f.path, e.sline, 0, 'module example failed to compile with -shared'))
+						}
+						f.report_not_formatted_example_if_needed(e, fmt_res, vfile) or {
+							unsafe {
+								goto recheck_all_examples
+							}
+						}
+						eprintln(vcontent)
+						should_cleanup_vfile = false
+						errors++
+						continue
+					}
+					oks++
+				}
 				'failcompile' {
 					res := silent_cmdexecute('${os.quoted_path(vexe)} -w -Wfatal-errors -o ${os.quoted_path(cfile)} ${os.quoted_path(vfile)}')
 					if res == 0 || fmt_res != 0 {
@@ -580,7 +598,7 @@ fn (mut f MDFile) check_examples() CheckResult {
 				}
 				'nofmt' {}
 				else {
-					eprintln(eline(f.path, e.sline, 0, 'unrecognized command: "$command", use one of: wip/ignore/compile/cgen/failcompile/okfmt/oksyntax/badsyntax/nofmt'))
+					eprintln(eline(f.path, e.sline, 0, 'unrecognized command: "$command", use one of: wip/ignore/compile/failcompile/okfmt/nofmt/oksyntax/badsyntax/cgen/globals/live/shared'))
 					should_cleanup_vfile = false
 					errors++
 				}