diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 03941e0..8cbfd28 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 set(EXAMPLES
+    auth
     chatserver
     fileserver
 )
diff --git a/examples/auth/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/auth/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47d1b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/auth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Client
+add_executable(authclient client.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(authclient QHttpEngine)
+target_compile_features(authclient PRIVATE cxx_lambdas)
+install(TARGETS authclient
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION "${EXAMPLE_DIR}"
+)
diff --git a/examples/auth/client.cpp b/examples/auth/client.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42d360b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/auth/client.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Nathan Osman
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QJsonDocument>
+#include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
+#include <QNetworkRequest>
+#include <QNetworkReply>
+#include <QUrl>
+
+#include <QHttpEngine/QLocalFile>
+
+int main(int argc, char * argv[])
+{
+    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
+
+    // Attempt to open the local file and read from it
+    QLocalFile file;
+    if (!file.open()) {
+        qCritical("Unable to open local file - is server running?");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Parse the JSON to get the port and token
+    QJsonObject obj = QJsonDocument::fromJson(file.readAll()).object();
+    if (!obj.contains("port") || !obj.contains("token")) {
+        qCritical("Malformed JSON in local file.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // Create a request to the server, using the provided port and passing the
+    // auth token as a custom HTTP header
+    QUrl url(QString("http://127.0.0.1:%1/").arg(obj.value("port").toInt()));
+    QNetworkRequest request(url);
+    request.setRawHeader("X-Auth-Token", obj.value("token").toString().toUtf8());
+
+    // Send the request
+    QNetworkAccessManager manager;
+    QNetworkReply *reply = manager.get(request);
+
+    // Check the response
+    QObject::connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::finished, [&a, reply]() {
+        if (reply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError) {
+            qInfo("Successfully authenticated to server.");
+            a.exit();
+        } else {
+            qCritical("Error: %s", reply->errorString().toUtf8().constData());
+            a.exit(1);
+        }
+    });
+
+    return a.exec();
+}