diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_output.py b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_output.py
index f07f6dd44..664bc7456 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/widget_output.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/widget_output.py
@@ -10,9 +10,27 @@ from .widget import DOMWidget
 import sys
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, List
 from IPython.display import clear_output
+from IPython.testing.skipdoctest import skip_doctest
 
+@skip_doctest
 class Output(DOMWidget):
-    """Displays multiple widgets in a group."""
+    """Widget used as a context manager to display output.
+
+    This widget can capture and display stdout, stderr, and rich output.  To use
+    it, create an instance of it and display it.  Then use it as a context
+    manager.  Any output produced while in it's context will be captured and
+    displayed in it instead of the standard output area.
+
+    Example
+        from IPython.html import widgets
+        from IPython.display import display
+        out = widgets.Output()
+        display(out)
+        
+        print('prints to output area')
+
+        with out:
+            print('prints to output widget')"""
     _view_name = Unicode('OutputView', sync=True)
 
     def clear_output(self, *pargs, **kwargs):