diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7958247c..fad726df 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,3 +89,6 @@ add_subdirectory(oqsprov)
 # Testing
 enable_testing()
 add_subdirectory(test)
+
+# Examples
+add_subdirectory(examples)
diff --git a/CONFIGURE.md b/CONFIGURE.md
index afae2735..dff28861 100644
--- a/CONFIGURE.md
+++ b/CONFIGURE.md
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ void load_oqs_provider(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx) {
 > **Warning**
 > `OQS_PROVIDER_BUILD_STATIC` and `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS` are mutually exclusive.
 
+See [`examples/static_oqsprovider.c`](examples/static_oqsprovider.c) for a complete
+example of how to load oqsprovider using `OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin`.
+
 ## Convenience build script options
 
 For anyone interested in building the complete software stack
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43ec0ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if (OQS_PROVIDER_BUILD_STATIC)
+  add_executable(example_static_oqsprovider static_oqsprovider.c)
+  target_link_libraries(example_static_oqsprovider PRIVATE ${OPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY} oqsprovider)
+  targets_set_static_provider(example_static_oqsprovider)
+  add_test(NAME test_example_static_oqsprovider
+    COMMAND example_static_oqsprovider)
+endif()
diff --git a/examples/static_oqsprovider.c b/examples/static_oqsprovider.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14285340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/static_oqsprovider.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/**
+ * \file
+ * \brief Example of how to load oqsprovider when compiled as a static library
+ *        `using OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin`.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+#include <openssl/err.h>
+#include <openssl/provider.h>
+
+/** \brief The initialization function of oqsprovider. */
+extern OSSL_provider_init_fn oqs_provider_init;
+
+/** \brief Name of the oqsprovider. */
+static const char *kOQSProviderName = "oqsprovider";
+
+/** \brief Tries to load the oqsprovider named "oqsprovider".
+ *
+ * \param libctx Context of the OpenSSL library in which to load the
+ * oqsprovider.
+ *
+ * \returns 0 if success, else -1. */
+static int load_oqs_provider(OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx)
+{
+    OSSL_PROVIDER *provider;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = OSSL_PROVIDER_available(libctx, kOQSProviderName);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "`OSSL_PROVIDER_available` returned %i, but 0 was expected\n",
+                ret);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin(libctx, kOQSProviderName,
+                                    oqs_provider_init);
+    if (ret != 1) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "`OSSL_PROVIDER_add_builtin` failed with returned code %i\n",
+                ret);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    provider = OSSL_PROVIDER_load(libctx, kOQSProviderName);
+    if (provider == NULL) {
+        fputs("`OSSL_PROVIDER_load` failed\n", stderr);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = OSSL_PROVIDER_available(libctx, kOQSProviderName);
+    if (ret != 1) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "`OSSL_PROVIDER_available` returned %i, but 0 was expected\n",
+                ret);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ret = OSSL_PROVIDER_self_test(provider);
+    if (ret != 1) {
+        fprintf(stderr,
+                "`OSSL_PROVIDER_self_test` failed with returned code %i\n",
+                ret);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    OSSL_LIB_CTX *libctx;
+    int ret;
+
+    libctx = OSSL_LIB_CTX_new();
+    if (libctx == NULL) {
+        fputs("`OSSL_LIB_CTX_new` failed. Cannot initialize OpenSSL.\n",
+              stderr);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    ret = load_oqs_provider(libctx);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        fputs("`load_oqs_provider` failed. Dumping OpenSSL error queue.\n",
+              stderr);
+        ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+    OSSL_LIB_CTX_free(libctx);
+
+    return 0;
+}