diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 599779333..62282d398 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ var veleroCommandPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)(?:^|[\s\x60])velero\s+(?:` +
 	`(?:version|install|uninstall|plugin|snapshot-location|backup-location|restic|repo|client|completion|bug|debug|datamover)` +
 	`)`)
 
+// veleroCreateVerbFirstPattern matches upstream Velero's "velero create <resource>" example
+// text (verb-first), which some commands hardcode instead of the actual resource-first
+// invocation. For example, velero's schedule create command is invoked as
+// "velero schedule create NAME", but its upstream Example text says "velero create schedule
+// NAME". veleroCommandPattern above doesn't catch this ordering, so it's normalized to
+// resource-first form here before the general replacement runs.
+var veleroCreateVerbFirstPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|[\s\x60\n])velero\s+create\s+(backup|restore|schedule)\b`)
+
 // replaceVeleroCommandWithOADP performs context-aware replacement of "velero" with "oadp".
 // It only replaces "velero" when it's being used as a CLI command, not when referring to
 // the Velero project, server, or components.
@@ -174,6 +182,11 @@ func replaceVeleroCommandWithOADP(text string) string {
 	// Use "oc" as the CLI prefix since OADP is primarily used on OpenShift
 	cliPrefix := "oc"
 
+	// Normalize verb-first "velero create <resource>" examples to resource-first
+	// "oc oadp <resource> create" before the general pattern runs, since the actual
+	// command is always invoked resource-first.
+	text = veleroCreateVerbFirstPattern.ReplaceAllString(text, "${1}"+cliPrefix+" oadp ${2} create")
+
 	// Replace "velero <command>" patterns with "oc/kubectl oadp <command>"
 	result := veleroCommandPattern.ReplaceAllStringFunc(text, func(match string) string {
 		// Preserve leading whitespace or backtick
diff --git a/cmd/root_test.go b/cmd/root_test.go
index 511ed9a32..ad37ff598 100644
--- a/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -219,6 +219,34 @@ Use velero backup logs to check status`,
 	}
 }
 
+// TestReplaceVeleroWithOADP_ScheduleCreateVerbFirst tests that upstream Velero's
+// verb-first "velero create schedule NAME" example text (a known upstream quirk in
+// schedule/create.go) is normalized to the resource-first form that actually matches
+// how the command is invoked, consistent with "backup create" and "restore create".
+func TestReplaceVeleroWithOADP_ScheduleCreateVerbFirst(t *testing.T) {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "test",
+		Example: ` # Create a backup every 6 hours.
+  velero create schedule NAME --schedule="0 */6 * * *"
+
+  # Create a backup every 6 hours with the @every notation.
+  velero create schedule NAME --schedule="@every 6h"`,
+	}
+
+	replaceVeleroWithOADP(cmd)
+
+	if strings.Contains(cmd.Example, "velero create schedule") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected verb-first 'velero create schedule' to be normalized, got: %s", cmd.Example)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(cmd.Example, "velero") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'velero' to be fully replaced, got: %s", cmd.Example)
+	}
+	wantCount := strings.Count(cmd.Example, "oc oadp schedule create NAME")
+	if wantCount != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 2 occurrences of 'oc oadp schedule create NAME', got %d\nActual output:\n%s", wantCount, cmd.Example)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestReplaceVeleroWithOADP_RunFunctionWrapper tests stdout capture and replacement
 func TestReplaceVeleroWithOADP_RunFunctionWrapper(t *testing.T) {
 	outputCaptured := false