diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index e11621e25..29d8a80db 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ build_script:
 
 test_script:
   - nimble test
+  - nimble examples_build
 
 deploy: off
 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4283d984a..201eca668 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ install:
 script:
   - nimble install -y --depsOnly
   - nimble test
-
+  - nimble examples_build
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 059cba697..677cca6fd 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -188,4 +188,5 @@ steps:
       gcc -v
 
       nimble test
+      nimble examples_build
     displayName: 'Testing the package'
diff --git a/libp2p.nimble b/libp2p.nimble
index 8f5acedd3..5fed40651 100644
--- a/libp2p.nimble
+++ b/libp2p.nimble
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ proc runTest(filename: string) =
   exec "nim c -r --opt:speed -d:debug --verbosity:0 --hints:off tests/" & filename
   rmFile "tests/" & filename.toExe
 
+proc buildSample(filename: string) =
+  exec "nim c --opt:speed --threads:on -d:debug --verbosity:0 --hints:off examples/" & filename
+  rmFile "examples" & filename.toExe
+
 task test, "Runs the test suite":
   runTest "testnative"
   runTest "testdaemon"
   runTest "testinterop"
+
+task examples_build, "Build the samples":
+  buildSample "directchat"