diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 440cdb4..1a24512 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ option(BARK_CLBLAST                         "bark: use CLBlast"
 option(BARK_METAL                           "bark: use Metal"                                 OFF)
 
 option(BARK_BUILD_TESTS                "bark: build tests"    ${BARK_STANDALONE})
+option(BARK_BUILD_EXAMPLES             "bark: build examples" ${BARK_STANDALONE})
 
 #
 # Build info header
@@ -520,6 +521,10 @@ install(
 # programs, examples and tests
 #
 
+if (BARK_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+    add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
+
 if (BARK_BUILD_TESTS AND NOT CMAKE_JS_VERSION)
     include(CTest)
     add_subdirectory(tests)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01ae6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+set(TARGET main)
+add_executable(${TARGET} main.cpp)
+install(TARGETS ${TARGET} RUNTIME)
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE bark ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+target_compile_features(${TARGET} PRIVATE cxx_std_11)
+if(TARGET BUILD_INFO)
+    add_dependencies(${TARGET} BUILD_INFO)
+endif()
+