diff --git a/examples/MODULE.bazel b/examples/MODULE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d596741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/MODULE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module(
+    name = "rules_pkg_examples",
+    version = "0.0.0",  # never ships
+    compatibility_level = 1,
+)
+
+local_path_override(
+    module_name = "rules_pkg",
+    path = "..",
+)
+
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "0.24.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.2")
+
+# Find the system rpmbuild if one is available.
+find_rpm = use_extension(
+    "//toolchains/rpm:rpmbuild_configure.bzl",
+    "find_system_rpmbuild_bzlmod",
+    dev_dependency = True
+)
+use_repo(find_rpm, "rules_pkg_rpmbuild")
+register_toolchains("@rules_pkg_rpmbuild//:all", dev_dependency = True)
diff --git a/examples/WORKSPACE b/examples/WORKSPACE
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1666e03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/WORKSPACE
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+workspace(name = "rules_pkg_examples")
+
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
+
+local_repository(
+    name = "rules_pkg",
+    path = "..",
+)
+
+load("@rules_pkg//pkg:deps.bzl", "rules_pkg_dependencies")
+
+rules_pkg_dependencies()
+
+# Find rpmbuild if it exists.
+load("@rules_pkg//toolchains/rpm:rpmbuild_configure.bzl", "find_system_rpmbuild")
+
+find_system_rpmbuild(name = "rules_pkg_rpmbuild")
diff --git a/examples/rpm/BUILD b/examples/rpm/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2900064c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rpm/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+load("@rules_pkg//pkg:mappings.bzl", "pkg_filegroup")
+load("@rules_pkg//pkg:rpm.bzl", "pkg_rpm")
+
+pkg_filegroup(
+    name = "rpm_filegroup",
+    srcs = [
+        "//rpm/main:exe",
+    ],
+    prefix = "/usr/bin",
+)
+
+pkg_rpm(
+    name = "rpm",
+    package_name = "example",
+    license = "example",
+    summary = "example",
+    version = "1.0.0",
+    release = "1",
+    description = "example",
+    srcs = [
+        ":rpm_filegroup",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/examples/rpm/main/BUILD b/examples/rpm/main/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d9e11b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rpm/main/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Package an executable up for distribution
+#
+load("@rules_pkg//pkg:mappings.bzl", "pkg_files", "pkg_attributes")
+load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_binary")
+
+cc_binary(
+    name = "hello_world",
+    srcs = ["hello_world.cc"],
+)
+
+py_binary(
+    name = "hello_world_py",
+    main = "hello_world.py",
+    srcs = ["hello_world.py"],
+)
+
+pkg_files(
+    name = "exe",
+    srcs = [
+        ":hello_world",
+        ":hello_world_py",
+    ],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    attributes = pkg_attributes(
+        mode = "0755",
+        user = "root",
+        group = "root",
+    ),
+)
diff --git a/examples/rpm/main/hello_world.cc b/examples/rpm/main/hello_world.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf3e84aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rpm/main/hello_world.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  std::cout << "hello world" << std::endl;
+}
diff --git a/examples/rpm/main/hello_world.py b/examples/rpm/main/hello_world.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27c708d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rpm/main/hello_world.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  print("hello world")
diff --git a/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl b/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl
index 28c5b2d1..f36177d8 100644
--- a/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl
+++ b/pkg/rpm_pfg.bzl
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ spec_filetype = [".spec", ".spec.in", ".spec.tpl"]
 # TODO(nacl, #292): cp -r does not do the right thing with TreeArtifacts
 _INSTALL_FILE_STANZA_FMT = """
 install -d "%{{buildroot}}/$(dirname '{1}')"
-cp '{0}' '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
+ls -ld '{0}' '%{{_topdir}}/BUILD/{0}'
+cp '%{{_topdir}}/BUILD/{0}' '%{{buildroot}}/{1}'
 """.strip()
 
 # TODO(nacl): __install