diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/EigenBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/EigenBase.h
index 2b8dd1b70..fadb45852 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/EigenBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/EigenBase.h
@@ -126,36 +126,6 @@ Derived& DenseBase<Derived>::operator-=(const EigenBase<OtherDerived> &other)
   return derived();
 }
 
-/** replaces \c *this by \c *this * \a other.
-  *
-  * \returns a reference to \c *this
-  */
-template<typename Derived>
-template<typename OtherDerived>
-inline Derived&
-MatrixBase<Derived>::operator*=(const EigenBase<OtherDerived> &other)
-{
-  other.derived().applyThisOnTheRight(derived());
-  return derived();
-}
-
-/** replaces \c *this by \c *this * \a other. It is equivalent to MatrixBase::operator*=().
-  */
-template<typename Derived>
-template<typename OtherDerived>
-inline void MatrixBase<Derived>::applyOnTheRight(const EigenBase<OtherDerived> &other)
-{
-  other.derived().applyThisOnTheRight(derived());
-}
-
-/** replaces \c *this by \c *this * \a other. */
-template<typename Derived>
-template<typename OtherDerived>
-inline void MatrixBase<Derived>::applyOnTheLeft(const EigenBase<OtherDerived> &other)
-{
-  other.derived().applyThisOnTheLeft(derived());
-}
-
 } // end namespace Eigen
 
 #endif // EIGEN_EIGENBASE_H
diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h b/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
index 9193b6abb..344b38f2f 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/MatrixBase.h
@@ -510,6 +510,51 @@ template<typename Derived> class MatrixBase
     {EIGEN_STATIC_ASSERT(std::ptrdiff_t(sizeof(typename OtherDerived::Scalar))==-1,YOU_CANNOT_MIX_ARRAYS_AND_MATRICES); return *this;}
 };
 
+
+/***************************************************************************
+* Implementation of matrix base methods
+***************************************************************************/
+
+/** replaces \c *this by \c *this * \a other.
+  *
+  * \returns a reference to \c *this
+  *
+  * Example: \include MatrixBase_applyOnTheRight.cpp
+  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_applyOnTheRight.out
+  */
+template<typename Derived>
+template<typename OtherDerived>
+inline Derived&
+MatrixBase<Derived>::operator*=(const EigenBase<OtherDerived> &other)
+{
+  other.derived().applyThisOnTheRight(derived());
+  return derived();
+}
+
+/** replaces \c *this by \c *this * \a other. It is equivalent to MatrixBase::operator*=().
+  *
+  * Example: \include MatrixBase_applyOnTheRight.cpp
+  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_applyOnTheRight.out
+  */
+template<typename Derived>
+template<typename OtherDerived>
+inline void MatrixBase<Derived>::applyOnTheRight(const EigenBase<OtherDerived> &other)
+{
+  other.derived().applyThisOnTheRight(derived());
+}
+
+/** replaces \c *this by \a other * \c *this.
+  *
+  * Example: \include MatrixBase_applyOnTheLeft.cpp
+  * Output: \verbinclude MatrixBase_applyOnTheLeft.out
+  */
+template<typename Derived>
+template<typename OtherDerived>
+inline void MatrixBase<Derived>::applyOnTheLeft(const EigenBase<OtherDerived> &other)
+{
+  other.derived().applyThisOnTheLeft(derived());
+}
+
 } // end namespace Eigen
 
 #endif // EIGEN_MATRIXBASE_H
diff --git a/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_applyOnTheLeft.cpp b/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_applyOnTheLeft.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6398c873a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_applyOnTheLeft.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Matrix3f A = Matrix3f::Random(3,3), B;
+B << 0,1,0,  
+     0,0,1,  
+     1,0,0;
+cout << "At start, A = " << endl << A << endl;
+A.applyOnTheLeft(B); 
+cout << "After applyOnTheLeft, A = " << endl << A << endl;
diff --git a/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_applyOnTheRight.cpp b/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_applyOnTheRight.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4b71b2d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_applyOnTheRight.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Matrix3f A = Matrix3f::Random(3,3), B;
+B << 0,1,0,  
+     0,0,1,  
+     1,0,0;
+cout << "At start, A = " << endl << A << endl;
+A *= B;
+cout << "After A *= B, A = " << endl << A << endl;
+A.applyOnTheRight(B);  // equivalent to A *= B
+cout << "After applyOnTheRight, A = " << endl << A << endl;