diff --git a/doc/classes/MarginContainer.xml b/doc/classes/MarginContainer.xml
index c8eebd4677..a51632d5f1 100644
--- a/doc/classes/MarginContainer.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/MarginContainer.xml
@@ -5,21 +5,23 @@
 	</brief_description>
 	<description>
 		Adds a top, left, bottom, and right margin to all [Control] nodes that are direct children of the container. To control the [MarginContainer]'s margin, use the [code]margin_*[/code] theme properties listed below.
-		[b]Note:[/b] Be careful, [Control] margin values are different than the constant margin values. If you want to change the custom margin values of the [MarginContainer] by code, you should use the following examples:
+		[b]Note:[/b] Be careful, [Control] margin values are different from the constant margin values. If you want to change the custom margin values of the [MarginContainer] by code, you should use the following examples:
 		[codeblocks]
 		[gdscript]
+		# This code sample assumes the current script is extending MarginContainer.
 		var margin_value = 100
-		set("custom_constants/margin_top", margin_value)
-		set("custom_constants/margin_left", margin_value)
-		set("custom_constants/margin_bottom", margin_value)
-		set("custom_constants/margin_right", margin_value)
+		add_theme_constant_override("margin_top", margin_value)
+		add_theme_constant_override("margin_left", margin_value)
+		add_theme_constant_override("margin_bottom", margin_value)
+		add_theme_constant_override("margin_right", margin_value)
 		[/gdscript]
 		[csharp]
+		// This code sample assumes the current script is extending MarginContainer.
 		int marginValue = 100;
-		Set("custom_constants/margin_top", marginValue);
-		Set("custom_constants/margin_left", marginValue);
-		Set("custom_constants/margin_bottom", marginValue);
-		Set("custom_constants/margin_right", marginValue);
+		AddThemeConstantOverride("margin_top", marginValue);
+		AddThemeConstantOverride("margin_left", marginValue);
+		AddThemeConstantOverride("margin_bottom", marginValue);
+		AddThemeConstantOverride("margin_right", marginValue);
 		[/csharp]
 		[/codeblocks]
 	</description>