diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 8d0479781e..d8cbb6d568 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ components/cairocanvas/cairocanvas_pkg.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/cairocanvas/cairocanvasall.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/cairocanvas/cairographics.pas svneol=native#text/plain
 components/cairocanvas/cairoprinter.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
+components/cairocanvas/example/cairoprog.lpi svneol=native#text/plain
+components/cairocanvas/example/cairoprog.lpr svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/cairocanvas/tests/24217/project1.lpi svneol=native#text/plain
 components/cairocanvas/tests/24217/project1.lpr svneol=native#text/pascal
 components/cairocanvas/tests/24217/unit1.lfm svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/components/cairocanvas/example/cairoprog.lpi b/components/cairocanvas/example/cairoprog.lpi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef56b810a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/cairocanvas/example/cairoprog.lpi
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<CONFIG>
+  <ProjectOptions>
+    <Version Value="9"/>
+    <General>
+      <Flags>
+        <MainUnitHasCreateFormStatements Value="False"/>
+        <MainUnitHasTitleStatement Value="False"/>
+      </Flags>
+      <SessionStorage Value="InProjectDir"/>
+      <MainUnit Value="0"/>
+      <Title Value="cairoprog"/>
+      <UseAppBundle Value="False"/>
+      <ResourceType Value="res"/>
+    </General>
+    <i18n>
+      <EnableI18N LFM="False"/>
+    </i18n>
+    <VersionInfo>
+      <StringTable ProductVersion=""/>
+    </VersionInfo>
+    <BuildModes Count="1">
+      <Item1 Name="Default" Default="True"/>
+    </BuildModes>
+    <PublishOptions>
+      <Version Value="2"/>
+    </PublishOptions>
+    <RunParams>
+      <local>
+        <FormatVersion Value="1"/>
+      </local>
+    </RunParams>
+    <RequiredPackages Count="1">
+      <Item1>
+        <PackageName Value="cairocanvas_pkg"/>
+      </Item1>
+    </RequiredPackages>
+    <Units Count="1">
+      <Unit0>
+        <Filename Value="cairoprog.lpr"/>
+        <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
+        <UnitName Value="cairoprog"/>
+      </Unit0>
+    </Units>
+  </ProjectOptions>
+  <CompilerOptions>
+    <Version Value="11"/>
+    <Target>
+      <Filename Value="cairoprog"/>
+    </Target>
+    <SearchPaths>
+      <IncludeFiles Value="$(ProjOutDir)"/>
+      <UnitOutputDirectory Value="lib/$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)"/>
+    </SearchPaths>
+  </CompilerOptions>
+  <Debugging>
+    <Exceptions Count="3">
+      <Item1>
+        <Name Value="EAbort"/>
+      </Item1>
+      <Item2>
+        <Name Value="ECodetoolError"/>
+      </Item2>
+      <Item3>
+        <Name Value="EFOpenError"/>
+      </Item3>
+    </Exceptions>
+  </Debugging>
+</CONFIG>
diff --git a/components/cairocanvas/example/cairoprog.lpr b/components/cairocanvas/example/cairoprog.lpr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea0644d6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/cairocanvas/example/cairoprog.lpr
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+program cairoprog;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+uses
+  Classes, CairoCanvas;
+
+var // This could also be TCairoSvgCanvas, TCairoPngCanvas or TCairoPsCanvas
+  PrinterCanvas: TCairoPdfCanvas;
+begin
+  PrinterCanvas := TCairoPdfCanvas.Create;
+  try
+    PrinterCanvas.OutputFileName := 'CairoCanvas.pdf';
+    PrinterCanvas.Ellipse(20, 20, 170, 120);
+    //PrinterCanvas.XDPI := 75; // These have valid default values.
+    //PrinterCanvas.YDPI := 75;
+    //PrinterCanvas.PaperWidth := 250;
+    //PrinterCanvas.PaperHeight := 500;
+    PrinterCanvas.Font.Name := 'Arial'; // Font properties must be set, does not work otherwise.
+    PrinterCanvas.Font.Height := 24;
+    PrinterCanvas.TextOut(50, 150, 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzåäö');
+    WriteLn('Written file ' + PrinterCanvas.OutputFileName);
+    ReadLn;
+  finally
+    PrinterCanvas.Free;
+  end;
+end.
+