diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 933521edd77c..f177d5ce317b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5434,6 +5434,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.45.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "template"
+version = "0.7.0-alpha.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "rerun",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "termcolor"
 version = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index cea065d6adcc..9cbb53dd8292 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ tags: [2D, huggingface, object-detection, object-tracking, opencv]
 The contents of this `README.md` file and its frontmatter are used to render the examples in [the documentation](https://rerun.io/examples). Individual examples are currently "stitched together" to form one large markdown file for every category of examples (`artificial-data`, `real-data`).
 
 The `manifest.yml` file describes the structure of the examples contained in this repository. Only the examples which appear in the manifest are included in the [generated documentation](https://rerun.io/examples). The file contains a description of its own format.
+
+## Adding a new example
+
+You can base your example off of `python/template` or `rust/template`.
+Once it's ready to be displayed in the docs, add it to the [manifest](./manifest.yml).
diff --git a/examples/python/requirements.txt b/examples/python/requirements.txt
index 7d1e104a8477..4859da7e8a65 100644
--- a/examples/python/requirements.txt
+++ b/examples/python/requirements.txt
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@
 -r segment_anything_model/requirements.txt
 -r signed_distance_fields/requirements.txt
 -r structure_from_motion/requirements.txt
--r text_logging/requirements.txt
+-r template/requirements.txt
+-r text_logging/requirements.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/python/template/README.md b/examples/python/template/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e7f5a34757ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/python/template/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+title: Template
+tags: [kebab-case, comma, separated]
+python: https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/tree/latest/examples/python/template/main.py
+rust: https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/tree/latest/examples/rust/template/src/main.rs
+---
+
+<!--
+Place a screenshot in place of this comment
+Use `just upload --help` for instructions
+-->
+
+This is an example example. It is not a real example. You can duplicate the directory and use it as a starting point for writing a real example.
+
+```bash
+pip install -r examples/python/template/requirements.txt
+python examples/python/template/main.py
+```
diff --git a/examples/python/template/main.py b/examples/python/template/main.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..5172aa9fb596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/python/template/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Example template.
+
+Run:
+```sh
+pip install -r examples/python/template/requirements.txt
+python examples/python/template/main.py
+```
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+
+import rerun as rr  # pip install rerun-sdk
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Example of using the Rerun visualizer")
+    rr.script_add_args(parser)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    rr.script_setup(args, "my_example_name")
+
+    # ... example code
+
+    rr.script_teardown(args)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/examples/python/template/requirements.txt b/examples/python/template/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebb847ff0d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/python/template/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rerun-sdk
diff --git a/examples/rust/template/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust/template/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..abe1f0e0b1ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rust/template/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "template"
+version = "0.7.0-alpha.0"
+edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.69"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+rerun = { path = "../../../crates/rerun", features = ["native_viewer"] }
diff --git a/examples/rust/template/README.md b/examples/rust/template/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..689500534e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rust/template/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+title: Template
+tags: [kebab-case, comma, separated]
+python: https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/tree/latest/examples/python/template/main.py
+rust: https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/tree/latest/examples/rust/template/src/main.rs
+---
+
+<!--
+Place a screenshot in place of this comment
+Use `just upload --help` for instructions
+-->
+
+This is an example example. It is not a real example. You can duplicate the directory and use it as a starting point for writing a real example.
+
+```bash
+cargo run --release -p template
+```
+
diff --git a/examples/rust/template/src/main.rs b/examples/rust/template/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b82da327fb85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rust/template/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//! Example template.
+
+use rerun::RecordingStreamBuilder;
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let (rec_stream, storage) = RecordingStreamBuilder::new("my_example_name").memory()?;
+
+    let _ = rec_stream;
+
+    // ... example code
+
+    rerun::native_viewer::show(storage.take())?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}