diff --git a/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/controllers/Adminhtml/ExampleController.php b/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/controllers/Adminhtml/ExampleController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..993624e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/controllers/Adminhtml/ExampleController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/controllers/Adminhtml/ExampleController.php
+ *
+ * This example code is provided for use with the Mastering Magento video
+ * series, by Packt Publishing.
+ *
+ * @author    Franklin P. Strube <franklin.strube@gmail.com>
+ * @category  MasteringMagento
+ * @package   Example
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2012 Packt Publishing (http://packtpub.com)
+ */
+class MasteringMagento_Example_Adminhtml_ExampleController extends Mage_Adminhtml_Controller_Action
+{
+    public function indexAction()
+    {
+        $this->loadLayout();
+
+        return $this->renderLayout();
+    }
+}
+
+?>
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diff --git a/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/etc/adminhtml.xml b/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/etc/adminhtml.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e00da4
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+++ b/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/etc/adminhtml.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!DOCTYPE config>
+<!--
+/**
+ * app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/etc/adminhtml.xml
+ *
+ * This example code is provided for use with the Mastering Magento video
+ * series, by Packt Publishing.
+ *
+ * @author    Franklin P. Strube <franklin.strube@gmail.com>
+ * @category  MasteringMagento
+ * @package   Example
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2012 Packt Publishing (http://packtpub.com)
+ */
+-->
+<config>
+    <menu>
+        <example translate="title" module="example">
+            <title>Example</title>
+            <sort_order>1000</sort_order>
+            <action>adminhtml/example</action>
+        </example>
+    </menu>
+</config>
diff --git a/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/etc/config.xml b/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/etc/config.xml
index 645ea7a..4fe50b7 100644
--- a/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/etc/config.xml
+++ b/app/code/local/MasteringMagento/Example/etc/config.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@
         </helpers>
     </global>
 
+    <!-- admin -->
+    <admin>
+        <routers>
+            <adminhtml>
+                <args>
+                    <modules>
+                        <example before="Mage_Adminhtml">MasteringMagento_Example_Adminhtml</exmaple>>
+                    </modules>
+                </args>
+            </adminhtml>
+        </routers>
+    </admin>
+
     <!-- anything beginning with frontName example will get routed here -->
     <frontend>
         <routers>