diff --git a/setup-schema/layers.schema.json b/setup-schema/layers.schema.json
index 8bc74a533..5c715f08e 100644
--- a/setup-schema/layers.schema.json
+++ b/setup-schema/layers.schema.json
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
 {
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
     "description": "OpenEmbedder Layer Setup Manifest",
+    "examples" : [
+        {
+            "version": "1.0",
+            "sources": {
+                "bitbake": {
+                    "git-remote": {
+                        "remotes": {
+                            "origin": {
+                                "uri": "https://git.openembedded.org/bitbake"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "branch": "master",
+                        "rev": "master"
+                    },
+                    "path": "bitbake"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    ],
     "title": "bitbake-setup layer subschema",
     "type": "object",
     "additionalProperties": false,