diff --git a/examples/build.sbt b/examples/build.sbt
index 4b3bc431..6947eb03 100644
--- a/examples/build.sbt
+++ b/examples/build.sbt
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   sangria
 )
 
-org.coursera.courier.sbt.CourierPlugin.courierSettings
+libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
+  "io.grpc" % "grpc-netty" % scalapb.compiler.Version.grpcJavaVersion,
+  "com.thesamet.scalapb" %% "scalapb-runtime-grpc" % scalapb.compiler.Version.scalapbVersion
+)
 
 sourceDirectories in (Compile, TwirlKeys.compileTemplates) := (unmanagedSourceDirectories in Compile).value
+
+PB.targets in Compile := Seq(
+  scalapb.gen() -> (sourceManaged in Compile).value / "proto"
+)
+
+org.coursera.courier.sbt.CourierPlugin.courierSettings
diff --git a/examples/src/main/protobuf/User.proto b/examples/src/main/protobuf/User.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10fff87a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/main/protobuf/User.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+syntax = "proto2";
+
+message FindUserRequest {
+    oneof find_data {
+        UserData userData = 1;
+        UserIdentifier identifier = 11;
+    }
+}
+
+message CreateUserRequest {
+    optional UserMetaData userMetaData = 1;
+}
+
+message MultiUserRequest {
+    repeated FindUserRequest users = 2;
+    optional int32 page_number = 3;
+    optional int32 result_per_page = 4;
+}
+
+message UserMetaData {
+    // Going with optional here for backward compatibilty safety
+    optional string name = 5;
+    optional string email = 6;
+    optional string selfDescription = 7;
+}
+
+message UserIdentifier {
+    required uint32 id = 1;
+}
+
+message UserData {
+    required UserIdentifier id = 9;
+    optional UserMetaData userData = 10;
+}
+
+message UserResponse {
+    repeated UserData users = 8;
+}
+
+service UserService {
+    rpc User (FindUserRequest) returns (UserResponse);
+    rpc Users (MultiUserRequest) returns (UserResponse);
+    rpc CreateUser (CreateUserRequest) returns (UserResponse);
+}
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index a2b573eb..4e543292 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ libraryDependencies += { "org.scala-sbt" % "scripted-plugin" % sbtVersion.value
 
 // addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "1.5.1")
 addSbtPlugin("de.heikoseeberger" % "sbt-header" % "1.5.1-2-g8b57b53")
+
+
+addSbtPlugin("com.thesamet" % "sbt-protoc" % "0.99.18")
+libraryDependencies += "com.thesamet.scalapb" %% "compilerplugin" % "0.7.1"