diff --git a/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/spatial-search.adoc b/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/spatial-search.adoc
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--- a/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/spatial-search.adoc
+++ b/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/spatial-search.adoc
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ Using the <<the-dismax-query-parser.adoc#,DisMax>> or <<the-extended-dismax-quer
 [source,text]
 &q.alt=*:*&fq={!geofilt}&sfield=store&pt=45.15,-93.85&d=50&bf=recip(geodist(),2,200,20)&sort=score desc
 
+=== Returning Distance as a Field
+
+To return the distance as a pseudo field you can use the `geodist()` function in the field list.
+
+[source,text]
+&fl=distance:geodist()
+
 == RPT
 
 RPT refers to either `SpatialRecursivePrefixTreeFieldType` (aka simply RPT) and an extended version: