diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
index 947972031..c66d7d080 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ function getNodeFiles(disableNodePathScan) {
     nodeFiles.forEach(function(node) {
         nodeList["node-red"].nodes[node.name] = node;
     });
+    if (settings.coreNodesDir) {
+        var examplesDir = path.join(settings.coreNodesDir,"examples");
+        nodeList["node-red"].examples = {path: examplesDir};
+    }
 
     if (!disableNodePathScan) {
         var moduleFiles = scanTreeForNodesModules();