diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index e2375770..18da9029 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -85,3 +85,5 @@ crate.from_cargo(
 )
 
 use_repo(crate, "crate_index")
+
+bazel_dep(name = "pybind11_bazel", version = "2.12.0", dev_dependency = True)
diff --git a/examples/pybind11/BUILD.bazel b/examples/pybind11/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74a49fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/pybind11/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+load("@aspect_rules_py//py:defs.bzl", "py_library", "py_test")
+load("@pybind11_bazel//:build_defs.bzl", "pybind_extension")
+
+pybind_extension(
+    name = "basic",
+    srcs = ["basic.cpp"],
+)
+
+py_library(
+    name = "basic_lib",
+    data = [":basic"],
+    imports = ["."],
+)
+
+py_test(
+    name = "basic_test",
+    srcs = ["basic_test.py"],
+    deps = [":basic_lib"],
+)
diff --git a/examples/pybind11/basic.cpp b/examples/pybind11/basic.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4996ac37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/pybind11/basic.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
+
+int add(int i, int j) {
+  return i + j;
+}
+
+PYBIND11_MODULE(basic, module) {
+  module.doc() = "A basic pybind11 extension";
+  module.def("add", &add, "A function that adds two numbers");
+}
diff --git a/examples/pybind11/basic_test.py b/examples/pybind11/basic_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a1f15ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/pybind11/basic_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import unittest
+
+import basic
+
+
+class TestBasic(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def test_add(self):
+    self.assertEqual(basic.add(1, 2), 3)
+    self.assertEqual(basic.add(2, 2), 4)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  unittest.main()