diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index facdb5f3c3..27981df22e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5064,6 +5064,7 @@ src/examples/eldbus/Makefile
 src/examples/ephysics/Makefile
 src/examples/edje/Makefile
 src/examples/emotion/Makefile
+src/examples/emile/Makefile
 src/examples/ethumb_client/Makefile
 src/examples/elua/Makefile
 src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 248711bc34..dacb79c78a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ examples/eldbus \
 examples/ephysics \
 examples/edje \
 examples/emotion \
+examples/emile \
 examples/elocation \
 examples/ethumb_client
 
diff --git a/src/examples/emile/Makefile.am b/src/examples/emile/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3377a87fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/examples/emile/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS = \
+-I. \
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/efl \
+-I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/efl \
+-I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/efl/interfaces \
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/eina \
+-I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/eina \
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/emile \
+-I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/emile
+
+LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/eina/libeina.la @EMILE_LDFLAGS@
+
+SRCS = \
+emile_base64.c
+
+EXTRA_PROGRAMS = \
+emile_base64
+
+emile_base64_CPPFLAGS = \
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/efl \
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/eina \
+-I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/efl \
+-I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/efl/interfaces \
+-I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/eina \
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/emile \
+@EMILE_CFLAGS@
+
+emile_base64_LDADD = \
+$(top_builddir)/src/lib/eina/libeina.la \
+$(top_builddir)/src/lib/emile/libemile.la \
+@EMILE_LDFLAGS@
+
+examples: $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
+
+clean-local:
+	rm -f $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
+
+install-examples:
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(datadir)/emile/examples
+	cd $(srcdir) && $(install_sh_DATA) -c $(SRCS) $(DATA_FILES) $(datadir)/emile/examples
+
+uninstall-local:
+	for f in $(SRCS) $(DATA_FILES); do \
+	  rm -f $(datadir)/emile/examples/$$f ; \
+	done
+
+if ALWAYS_BUILD_EXAMPLES
+noinst_PROGRAMS = $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
+endif
diff --git a/src/examples/emile/Makefile.examples b/src/examples/emile/Makefile.examples
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3634a2d2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/examples/emile/Makefile.examples
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+CC=gcc
+COMMON_FLAGS=`pkg-config --libs --cflags eina, emile`
+
+EXAMPLES= emile_base64
+
+all: examples
+examples: $(EXAMPLES)
+
+$(EXAMPLES):
+	$(CC) -o $@ $@.c $(COMMON_FLAGS)
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning up built objects..."
+	@rm -Rf $(EXAMPLES)
diff --git a/src/examples/emile/emile_base64.c b/src/examples/emile/emile_base64.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f175abe93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/examples/emile/emile_base64.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//Compile with:
+//gcc -Wall -o emile_base64 emile_base64.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs eina emile`
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <Eina.h>
+#include <Emile.h>
+
+int main(int argc EINA_UNUSED, char **argv EINA_UNUSED)
+{
+   Eina_Strbuf *b64;
+   Eina_Binbuf *decoded;
+   Eina_Binbuf *str;
+
+   eina_init();
+
+   str = eina_binbuf_new();
+   eina_binbuf_append_length(str, (unsigned char *)"Enlightenment", 13);
+   b64 = emile_base64_encode(str);
+   printf("%s\n", eina_strbuf_string_get(b64));
+   decoded = emile_base64_decode(b64);
+   printf("decoded string: %s\n", eina_binbuf_string_get(decoded));
+   eina_strbuf_free(b64);
+   eina_binbuf_free(decoded);
+
+   eina_binbuf_free(str);
+   eina_shutdown();
+
+   return 0;
+}