diff --git a/example/Makefile.am b/example/Makefile.am
index fa40acb..7d4be73 100644
--- a/example/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/Makefile.am
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@
 follow_SOURCES = follow.cpp
 follow_LDADD = $(SDEVENTPLUS_LIBS)
 
+noinst_PROGRAMS += heartbeat
+heartbeat_SOURCES = heartbeat.cpp
+heartbeat_LDADD = $(SDEVENTPLUS_LIBS)
+
 endif
diff --git a/example/heartbeat.cpp b/example/heartbeat.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e45ae89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/heartbeat.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#include <chrono>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <sdeventplus/clock.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/event.hpp>
+#include <sdeventplus/source/time.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+using sdeventplus::Clock;
+using sdeventplus::ClockId;
+using sdeventplus::Event;
+using sdeventplus::source::Time;
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    if (argc != 2)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [seconds]\n", argv[0]);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    unsigned interval = std::stoul(argv[1]);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Beating every %u seconds\n", interval);
+
+    auto event = Event::get_default();
+    auto hbFunc = [interval](Time<ClockId::RealTime>& source,
+                             Time<ClockId::RealTime>::TimePoint time) {
+        printf("Beat\n");
+        source.set_time(time + std::chrono::seconds{interval});
+    };
+    Time<ClockId::RealTime> time(event, Clock<ClockId::RealTime>(event).now(),
+                                 std::chrono::seconds{1}, std::move(hbFunc));
+    time.set_enabled(SD_EVENT_ON);
+    return event.loop();
+}