diff --git a/docs/source/python/dataset.rst b/docs/source/python/dataset.rst
index ae14e396e16c..3d9983415cef 100644
--- a/docs/source/python/dataset.rst
+++ b/docs/source/python/dataset.rst
@@ -325,6 +325,24 @@ The currently available classes are :class:`~pyarrow.fs.S3FileSystem` and
 details.
 
 
+Reading from Minio
+------------------
+
+In addition to cloud storage, pyarrow also supports reading from a
+`MinIO https://github.com/minio/minio`_ object storage instance emulating S3
+APIs. Paired with `toxiproxy https://github.com/shopify/toxiproxy`_, this is
+useful for testing or benchmarking.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    from pyarrow import fs
+
+    # By default, MinIO will listen for unencrypted HTTP traffic.
+    minio = fs.S3FileSystem(scheme="http", endpoint="localhost:9000")
+    dataset = ds.dataset("ursa-labs-taxi-data/", filesystem=minio,
+                         partitioning=["year", "month"])
+
+
 Manual specification of the Dataset
 -----------------------------------