diff --git a/oslo_config/_list_opts.py b/oslo_config/_list_opts.py
index 2a318c42..d89e1bb0 100644
--- a/oslo_config/_list_opts.py
+++ b/oslo_config/_list_opts.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import inspect
+
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 import stevedore
@@ -37,8 +39,33 @@ def list_opts():
         "oslo.config.driver",
         invoke_on_load=True)
 
-    for driver in ext_mgr.names():
-        options.append(('sample_%s_source' % driver,
-                       ext_mgr[driver].obj.list_options_for_discovery()))
+    source_names = ext_mgr.names()
+    for source_name in source_names:
+        source = ext_mgr[source_name].obj
+        source_options = source.list_options_for_discovery()
+        source_description = inspect.getdoc(source)
+        source_options.insert(
+            0,
+            cfg.StrOpt(
+                name='driver',
+                sample_default=source_name,
+                help=cfg._SOURCE_DRIVER_OPTION_HELP,
+            )
+        )
+        group_name = 'sample_{}_source'.format(source_name)
+        group_help = 'Example of using a {} source'.format(source_name)
+        if source_description:
+            group_help = '{}\n\n{}: {}'.format(
+                group_help,
+                source_name,
+                source_description,
+            )
+        group = cfg.OptGroup(
+            name=group_name,
+            help=group_help,
+            driver_option='driver',
+            dynamic_group_owner='config_source',
+        )
+        options.append((group, source_options))
 
     return options
diff --git a/oslo_config/cfg.py b/oslo_config/cfg.py
index e7978298..f892f869 100644
--- a/oslo_config/cfg.py
+++ b/oslo_config/cfg.py
@@ -514,6 +514,11 @@ import stevedore
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+_SOURCE_DRIVER_OPTION_HELP = (
+    'The name of the driver that can load this '
+    'configuration source.'
+)
+
 
 class Locations(enum.Enum):
     opt_default = (1, False)
@@ -2577,8 +2582,7 @@ class ConfigOpts(collections.Mapping):
         self.register_opt(
             StrOpt('driver',
                    choices=self._ext_mgr.names(),
-                   help=('The name of the driver that can load this '
-                         'configuration source.')),
+                   help=_SOURCE_DRIVER_OPTION_HELP),
             group=group_name)
 
         try:
diff --git a/oslo_config/sources/_uri.py b/oslo_config/sources/_uri.py
index f8688243..0c057263 100644
--- a/oslo_config/sources/_uri.py
+++ b/oslo_config/sources/_uri.py
@@ -40,16 +40,19 @@ class URIConfigurationSourceDriver(sources.ConfigurationSourceDriver):
             'uri',
             schemes=['http', 'https'],
             required=True,
+            sample_default='https://example.com/my-configuration.ini',
             help=('Required option with the URI of the '
                   'extra configuration file\'s location.'),
         ),
         cfg.StrOpt(
             'ca_path',
+            sample_default='/etc/ca-certificates',
             help=('The path to a CA_BUNDLE file or directory '
                   'with certificates of trusted CAs.'),
         ),
         cfg.StrOpt(
             'client_cert',
+            sample_default='/etc/ca-certificates/service-client-keystore',
             help=('Client side certificate, as a single file path '
                   'containing either the certificate only or the '
                   'private key and the certificate.'),
@@ -62,19 +65,7 @@ class URIConfigurationSourceDriver(sources.ConfigurationSourceDriver):
     ]
 
     def list_options_for_discovery(self):
-        # NOTE(moguimar): This option is only used to provide a better
-        #                 description of the driver option registered
-        #                 by ConfigOpts._open_source_from_opt_group().
-        driver_opt = cfg.StrOpt(
-            'driver',
-            default='remote_file',
-            help=('Required option and value for this group to be '
-                  'parsed as an extra source by the URI driver. '
-                  'This group\'s name must be set as one of the '
-                  'config_source\'s values in the [DEFAULT] group.'),
-        )
-
-        return [driver_opt] + self._uri_driver_opts
+        return self._uri_driver_opts
 
     def open_source_from_opt_group(self, conf, group_name):
         conf.register_opts(self._uri_driver_opts, group_name)
diff --git a/oslo_config/tests/test_sources.py b/oslo_config/tests/test_sources.py
index 0ca389c0..b42476bd 100644
--- a/oslo_config/tests/test_sources.py
+++ b/oslo_config/tests/test_sources.py
@@ -284,9 +284,10 @@ class URISourceTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_list_opts(self):
         expected_group = None
         for group in _list_opts.list_opts():
-            if group[0] == "sample_remote_file_source":
-                expected_group = group
-                break
+            if group[0] is not None:
+                if group[0].name == "sample_remote_file_source":
+                    expected_group = group
+                    break
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(expected_group)