diff --git a/core/examples/build.gradle.kts b/core/examples/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89177b6f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+plugins {
+    id("java")
+}
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven { url = uri("https://jogamp.org/deployment/maven") }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation(project(":core"))
+}
diff --git a/core/examples/src/main/java/Basic.java b/core/examples/src/main/java/Basic.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..379bb4b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/examples/src/main/java/Basic.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import processing.core.PApplet;
+
+public class Basic extends PApplet {
+    public void settings(){
+        size(500, 500);
+    }
+
+    public void draw(){
+        ellipse(width / 2f, height / 2f, 125f, 125f);
+    }
+
+
+    public static void main(String[] passedArgs) {
+        String[] appletArgs = new String[]{ Basic.class.getName()};
+        if (passedArgs != null) {
+            PApplet.main(concat(appletArgs, passedArgs));
+        } else {
+            PApplet.main(appletArgs);
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index b0b5961e7..a71f0a98e 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 rootProject.name = "processing"
 include(
     "core",
+    "core:examples",
     "app",
     "java",
     "java:preprocessor",