diff --git a/src/material/input/input.md b/src/material/input/input.md
index bde6aa86ea11..84d45f844abd 100644
--- a/src/material/input/input.md
+++ b/src/material/input/input.md
@@ -65,11 +65,19 @@ applies to all inputs. For convenience, `ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher` is availa
 globally cause input errors to show when the input is dirty and invalid.
 
 ```ts
+// NgModule applications
 @NgModule({
   providers: [
     {provide: ErrorStateMatcher, useClass: ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher}
   ]
 })
+
+// Standalone applications
+export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
+  providers: [
+    {provide: ErrorStateMatcher, useClass: ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher}
+  ]
+};
 ```
 
 ### Auto-resizing `<textarea>` elements
diff --git a/src/material/select/select.md b/src/material/select/select.md
index 6169c15faec9..c97fb2c4939c 100644
--- a/src/material/select/select.md
+++ b/src/material/select/select.md
@@ -130,11 +130,19 @@ applies to all inputs. For convenience, `ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher` is availa
 globally cause input errors to show when the input is dirty and invalid.
 
 ```ts
+// NgModule applications
 @NgModule({
   providers: [
     {provide: ErrorStateMatcher, useClass: ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher}
   ]
 })
+
+// Standalone applications
+export const appConfig: ApplicationConfig = {
+  providers: [
+    {provide: ErrorStateMatcher, useClass: ShowOnDirtyErrorStateMatcher}
+  ]
+};
 ```
 
 ### Keyboard interaction