diff --git a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/materialize/create.go b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/materialize/create.go
index 461dc554980..09799edfd44 100644
--- a/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/materialize/create.go
+++ b/go/cmd/vtctldclient/command/vreplication/materialize/create.go
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ should be copied as-is from the source keyspace. Here's an example value for tab
     "target_table": "customer_one_email",
     "source_expression": "select email from customer where customer_id=1"
   },
+  {
+    "target_table": "states",
+    "source_expression": "select * from states",
+	"create_ddl": "copy"
+  },
   {
     "target_table": "sales_by_sku",
     "source_expression": "select sku, count(*) as orders, sum(price) as revenue from corder group by sku",