diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mail/README.md b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mail/README.md
index 21c5ce6d8..04138cede 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mail/README.md
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.mail/README.md
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Both functions return a boolean as the result of the operation.
 
 `recipient` can be a single address (`mail@example.com`) or a list of addresses, concatenated by a comma (`mail@example.com, mail2@example.com`).
 
-Since there is a separate rule action instance for each `smtp` thing, this needs to be retrieved through `getActions(scope, thingUID)`.
+Since there is a separate rule action instance for each `smtp` thing, this needs to be retrieved through `getActions(scope, thingUID)` (DSL) or `actions.get(scope, thingUID)` (Javascript).
 The first parameter always has to be `mail` and the second is the full Thing UID of the SMTP server that should be used.
 Once this action instance is retrieved, you can invoke the action method on it.
 
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ Using different character sets may produce unwanted results.
 
 Examples:
 
+:::: tabs
+
+::: tab DSL
+
 ```java
 val mailActions = getActions("mail","mail:smtp:samplesmtp")
 val success = mailActions.sendMail("mail@example.com", "Test subject", "This is the mail content.")
@@ -155,7 +159,30 @@ val List<String> attachmentUrlList = newArrayList(
 val mailActions = getActions("mail","mail:smtp:sampleserver")
 mailActions.sendHtmlMailWithAttachments("mail@example.com", "Test subject", "<h1>Header</h1>This is the mail content.", attachmentUrlList)
 ```
+:::
 
+::: tab JavaScript
+
+```javascript
+val mailActions = actions.get("mail","mail:smtp:samplesmtp")
+val success = mailActions.sendMail("mail@example.com", "Test subject", "This is the mail content.")
+success = mailActions.sendMail("mail1@example.com, mail2@example.com", "Test subject", "This is the mail content sent to multiple recipients.")
+
+```
+
+```javascript
+import java.util.List
+
+val List<String> attachmentUrlList = newArrayList(
+  "http://some.web/site/snap.jpg&param=value",
+  "file:///tmp/201601011031.jpg")
+val mailActions = actions.get("mail","mail:smtp:sampleserver")
+mailActions.sendHtmlMailWithAttachments("mail@example.com", "Test subject", "<h1>Header</h1>This is the mail content.", attachmentUrlList)
+```
+
+:::
+
+::::
 ## Mail Headers
 
 The binding allows one to add custom e-mail headers to messages that it sends.
@@ -163,6 +190,11 @@ For example if you want e-mails sent by this binding to be grouped into a "threa
 Headers can be added inside a rule by calling the `mailActions.addHeader()` method before calling the respective `mailActions.sendMail()` method.
 See the example below.
 
+:::: tabs
+
+::: tab DSL
+
+
 ```java
 rule "Send Mail with a 'Reference' header; for threaded view in e-mail client"
 when
@@ -173,5 +205,17 @@ then
     mailActions.sendMail("mail@example.com", "Test subject", "Test message text")
 end
 ```
+:::
 
+::: tab JavaScript
+
+```javascript
+val mailActions = actions.get("mail","mail:smtp:sampleserver")
+mailActions.addHeader("Reference", "<unique-thread-identifier>")
+mailActions.sendMail("mail@example.com", "Test subject", "Test message text")
+```
+
+:::
+
+::::
 Note: in the case of the "Reference" header, the `<unique-thread-identifier>` has to be an ASCII string enclosed in angle brackets.