diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3308ef2..0c59f96 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ CMakeFiles
 *.dylib
 install_manifest.txt
 jshn
+*-example
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8727f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+
+PROJECT(ubox-examples C)
+ADD_DEFINITIONS(-O1 -Wall -Werror --std=gnu99 -g3)
+
+IF(APPLE)
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(/opt/local/include)
+  LINK_DIRECTORIES(/opt/local/lib)
+ENDIF()
+
+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..)
+LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(blobmsg-example blobmsg-example.c)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(blobmsg-example ubox blobmsg_json json)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(ustream-example ustream-example.c)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(ustream-example ubox)
+