diff --git a/ports/linux/gnu/CMakeLists.txt b/ports/linux/gnu/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b5179402..aa865b7c7 100644
--- a/ports/linux/gnu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ports/linux/gnu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/inc
 )
 
-target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC "-D_GNU_SOURCE -DTX_LINUX_DEBUG_ENABLE")
\ No newline at end of file
+target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC "-D_GNU_SOURCE -DTX_LINUX_DEBUG_ENABLE")
+
+if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/example_build/CMakeLists.txt)
+  add_subdirectory(example_build)
+endif()
diff --git a/ports/linux/gnu/example_build/CMakeLists.txt b/ports/linux/gnu/example_build/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37ca00186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/linux/gnu/example_build/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Build sample_threadx program
+
+project(sample_threadx)
+set(SRCS sample_threadx.c)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME})
+target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${SRCS})
+set_target_properties(
+  ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
+                             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../../../../)
+target_include_directories(
+  ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../inc
+                          ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../common/inc)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE threadx)