diff --git a/examples/basalt.rs b/examples/basalt.rs
index d6ce520..e09f627 100644
--- a/examples/basalt.rs
+++ b/examples/basalt.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@ use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use log::info;
+use log::{info, warn};
 
 use structopt::StructOpt;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use sodiumoxide::crypto::auth;
 use sodiumoxide::crypto::sign::ed25519;
 
 use netapp::NetApp;
 use netapp::peering::basalt::*;
+use netapp::message::*;
+use netapp::proto::*;
 
 #[derive(StructOpt, Debug)]
 #[structopt(name = "netapp")]
@@ -88,20 +91,56 @@ async fn main() {
 	};
 	let peering = Basalt::new(netapp.clone(), bootstrap_peers, basalt_params);
 
+	netapp.add_msg_handler::<ExampleMessage, _, _>(
+		|_from: ed25519::PublicKey, msg: ExampleMessage| {
+			info!("Got example message: {:?}, sending example response", msg);
+			async {
+				ExampleResponse{example_field: false}
+			}
+		}
+		);
+
 	tokio::join!(
-		sampling_loop(peering.clone()),
+		sampling_loop(netapp.clone(), peering.clone()),
 		netapp.listen(),
 		peering.run(),
 	);
 }
 
-async fn sampling_loop(basalt: Arc<Basalt>) {
+
+
+async fn sampling_loop(netapp: Arc<NetApp>, basalt: Arc<Basalt>) {
 	loop {
 		tokio::time::delay_for(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
 
 		let peers = basalt.sample(10);
 		for p in peers {
 			info!("Sampled: {}", hex::encode(p));
+
+			let netapp2 = netapp.clone();
+			tokio::spawn(async move {
+				match netapp2.request(&p, ExampleMessage{
+					example_field: 42,
+				}, PRIO_NORMAL).await {
+					Ok(resp) => info!("Got example response: {:?}", resp),
+					Err(e) => warn!("Error with example request: {}", e),
+				}
+			});
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+struct ExampleMessage {
+	example_field: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+struct ExampleResponse {
+	example_field: bool,
+}
+
+impl Message for ExampleMessage {
+	const KIND: MessageKind = 0x99000001;
+	type Response = ExampleResponse;
+}