diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b72da2c8d..3c55bbde6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ script:
 
   - |
     if [[ "$TRAVIS_RUST_VERSION" == "1.20.0" ]]; then
+      cd examples/basics && cargo check && cd ../..
+      cd examples/hello-world && cargo check && cd ../..
       cd examples/multipart && cargo check && cd ../..
       cd examples/json && cargo check && cd ../..
       cd examples/template_tera && cargo check && cd ../..
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 316ba9ef3..7a106be6e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ opt-level = 3
 [workspace]
 members = [
   "./",
-  "examples/basic",
+  "examples/basics",
   "examples/diesel",
   "examples/json",
+  "examples/hello-world",
   "examples/multipart",
   "examples/signals",
   "examples/state",
diff --git a/examples/basic/Cargo.toml b/examples/basics/Cargo.toml
similarity index 93%
rename from examples/basic/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/basics/Cargo.toml
index d4fc56662..b5eefd0f3 100644
--- a/examples/basic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/basics/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "basic"
+name = "basics"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>"]
 workspace = "../.."
diff --git a/examples/basic/README.md b/examples/basics/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/basic/README.md
rename to examples/basics/README.md
diff --git a/examples/basic/src/main.rs b/examples/basics/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/basic/src/main.rs
rename to examples/basics/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello-world/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63bb6f6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[package]
+name = "hello-world"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>"]
+workspace = "../.."
+
+[dependencies]
+env_logger = "0.4"
+actix = "^0.3.5"
+actix-web = { path = "../../" }
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/src/main.rs b/examples/hello-world/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f1484bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello-world/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+extern crate actix;
+extern crate actix_web;
+extern crate env_logger;
+
+use actix_web::*;
+
+
+fn index(_req: HttpRequest) -> &'static str {
+    "Hello world!"
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    ::std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "actix_web=info");
+    let _ = env_logger::init();
+    let sys = actix::System::new("ws-example");
+
+    let _addr = HttpServer::new(
+        || Application::new()
+            // enable logger
+            .middleware(middleware::Logger::default())
+            .resource("/index.html", |r| r.f(|_| "Hello world!"))
+            .resource("/", |r| r.f(index)))
+        .bind("127.0.0.1:8080").unwrap()
+        .start();
+
+    println!("Started http server: 127.0.0.1:8080");
+    let _ = sys.run();
+}