diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d2bcfaa..852263c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ docs/_build
 # Pytest
 coverage.xml
 junit.xml
+*celerybeat-schedule*
diff --git a/examples/scheduler_example/MANIFEST.in b/examples/scheduler_example/MANIFEST.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeef2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/scheduler_example/MANIFEST.in
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+include *.txt *.ini *.cfg *.rst
+recursive-include scheduler_example *.ico *.png *.css *.gif *.jpg *.pt *.txt *.mak *.mako *.js *.html *.xml
diff --git a/examples/scheduler_example/README.rst b/examples/scheduler_example/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c478b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/scheduler_example/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Getting Started
+===============================
+Make sure you have a local redis-server running and then do:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    $ pip install -e .
+    $ celery worker -A pyramid_celery.celery_app --ini development.ini -B
diff --git a/examples/scheduler_example/development.ini b/examples/scheduler_example/development.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddc8fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/scheduler_example/development.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+###
+# app configuration
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/1.5-branch/narr/environment.html
+###
+
+[app:main]
+use = egg:scheduler_example
+
+pyramid.reload_templates = true
+pyramid.debug_authorization = false
+pyramid.debug_notfound = false
+pyramid.debug_routematch = false
+pyramid.default_locale_name = en
+pyramid.includes =
+    pyramid_debugtoolbar
+
+# By default, the toolbar only appears for clients from IP addresses
+# '127.0.0.1' and '::1'.
+# debugtoolbar.hosts = 127.0.0.1 ::1
+
+###
+# wsgi server configuration
+###
+
+[celery]
+BROKER_URL = redis://localhost:6379/0
+
+[celerybeat:task1]
+task = scheduler_example.tasks.get_date
+type = integer
+schedule = 10
+
+[server:main]
+use = egg:waitress#main
+host = 0.0.0.0
+port = 6543
+
+###
+# logging configuration
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/1.5-branch/narr/logging.html
+###
+
+[loggers]
+keys = root, scheduler_example
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = INFO
+handlers = console
+
+[logger_scheduler_example]
+level = DEBUG
+handlers =
+qualname = scheduler_example
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(asctime)s %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s][%(threadName)s] %(message)s
diff --git a/examples/scheduler_example/scheduler_example/__init__.py b/examples/scheduler_example/scheduler_example/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..739b214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/scheduler_example/scheduler_example/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from pyramid.config import Configurator
+
+
+def main(global_config, **settings):
+    """ This function returns a Pyramid WSGI application.
+    """
+    settings['message'] = "The current date is %s"
+    config = Configurator(settings=settings)
+    config.scan()
+    return config.make_wsgi_app()
diff --git a/examples/scheduler_example/scheduler_example/tasks.py b/examples/scheduler_example/scheduler_example/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..331e2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/scheduler_example/scheduler_example/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from pyramid_celery import celery_app as app
+from datetime import datetime
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@app.task
+def get_date(*args, **kwargs):
+    msg = app.conf['PYRAMID_REGISTRY'].settings['message']
+
+    print(msg % datetime.utcnow())
+    logger.info(msg % datetime.utcnow())
diff --git a/examples/scheduler_example/scheduler_example/views.py b/examples/scheduler_example/scheduler_example/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/examples/scheduler_example/setup.py b/examples/scheduler_example/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3c99ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/scheduler_example/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import os
+
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.rst')) as f:
+    README = f.read()
+
+requires = [
+    'pyramid',
+    'pyramid_celery',
+    'redis',
+    'watiress',
+]
+
+setup(name='scheduler_example',
+      version='0.0',
+      description='scheduler_example',
+      long_description=README,
+      classifiers=[
+          "Programming Language :: Python",
+          "Framework :: Pyramid",
+          "Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP",
+          "Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI :: Application",
+      ],
+      author='',
+      author_email='',
+      url='',
+      keywords='web pyramid pylons',
+      packages=find_packages(),
+      include_package_data=True,
+      zip_safe=False,
+      install_requires=requires,
+      tests_require=requires,
+      test_suite="scheduler_example",
+      entry_points="""\
+      [paste.app_factory]
+      main = scheduler_example:main
+      """,)