diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f720f3eef9..2ce286a936 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ data/extension
 
 # Ignore config
 data/*.yaml
+!data/configuration.example.yaml
 
 # commit-user-lookup.json
 scripts/commit-user-lookup.json
diff --git a/data/configuration.example.yaml b/data/configuration.example.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53df879268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/configuration.example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Home Assistant integration (MQTT discovery)
+homeassistant: false
+
+# Enable the frontend, runs on port 8080 by default
+frontend: true
+
+# MQTT settings
+mqtt:
+  # MQTT base topic for zigbee2mqtt MQTT messages
+  base_topic: zigbee2mqtt
+  # MQTT server URL
+  server: 'mqtt://localhost'
+  # MQTT server authentication, uncomment if required:
+  # user: my_user
+  # password: my_password
+
+# Serial settings
+serial:
+  # Location of CC2531 USB sniffer
+  port: /dev/ttyACM0
+
+# Advanced settings
+advanced:
+  # Let Zigbee2MQTT generate a network key on first start
+  network_key: GENERATE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4f1c4fa37b..1258344cc2 100644
--- a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ echo "Using '$DATA' as data directory"
 
 if [ ! -f "$DATA/configuration.yaml" ]; then
     echo "Creating configuration file..."
-    cp /app/configuration.yaml "$DATA/configuration.yaml"
+    cp /app/configuration.example.yaml "$DATA/configuration.yaml"
 fi
 
 exec "$@"