diff --git a/plugin-sample/LICENSE.txt b/plugin-sample/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00c515a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-sample/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 Paul Campbell
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+*/
diff --git a/plugin-sample/pom.xml b/plugin-sample/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927b4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-sample/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <!-- don't use parent to avoid using grandparent's checkstyle configuration -->
+    <groupId>net.kemitix</groupId>
+    <artifactId>kemitix-checkstyle-ruleset-plugin-sample</artifactId>
+    <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <!--<java.version>1.8</java.version>-->
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>net.kemitix</groupId>
+                <artifactId>kemitix-checkstyle-ruleset-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <level>2</level>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>
+                                check
+                            </goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+    <pluginRepositories>
+        <pluginRepository>
+            <id>sevntu-maven</id>
+            <name>sevntu-maven</name>
+            <url>http://sevntu-checkstyle.github.io/sevntu.checkstyle/maven2</url>
+        </pluginRepository>
+    </pluginRepositories>
+</project>
diff --git a/plugin-sample/src/main/java/net/kemitix/checkstyle/sample/Sample.java b/plugin-sample/src/main/java/net/kemitix/checkstyle/sample/Sample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f7eaba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin-sample/src/main/java/net/kemitix/checkstyle/sample/Sample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 Paul Campbell
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+package net.kemitix.checkstyle.sample;
+
+/**
+ * Sample class to test the Kemitix Checkstyle Ruleset Maven Plugin against.
+ *
+ * @author Paul Campbell (paul.campbell@hubio.com)
+ */
+public class Sample {
+
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println("Sample!");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bb1965..f759f57 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         <module>builder</module>
         <module>ruleset</module>
         <module>plugin</module>
+        <module>plugin-sample</module>
     </modules>
 
     <issueManagement>