diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0202edfa..d6254204 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ examples/uidesigner/uidesigner
 examples/uidesigner/uidesigner.exe
 examples/libraries/qt-qprintsupport/qt-qprintsupport
 examples/libraries/restricted-extras-qscintilla/restricted-extras-qscintilla
+examples/libraries/extras-scintillaedit/extras-scintillaedit
 
 # android temporary build files
 android-build
diff --git a/examples/libraries/extras-scintillaedit/main.go b/examples/libraries/extras-scintillaedit/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f99fffdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/libraries/extras-scintillaedit/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/mappu/miqt/qt"
+	"github.com/mappu/miqt/qt-extras/scintillaedit"
+)
+
+// n.b. May need LD_LIBRARY_PATH= env var set to find the necessary .so file
+
+func main() {
+
+	qt.NewQApplication(os.Args)
+
+	area := scintillaedit.NewScintillaEdit()
+	area.SetFixedSize2(640, 480)
+	area.Show()
+
+	qt.QApplication_Exec()
+}
diff --git a/examples/libraries/extras-scintillaedit/scintillaedit.png b/examples/libraries/extras-scintillaedit/scintillaedit.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c91ce3ec
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/libraries/extras-scintillaedit/scintillaedit.png differ