diff --git a/Dockerfile.multiarches b/Dockerfile.multiarches
index 78e25c9..f84f731 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.multiarches
+++ b/Dockerfile.multiarches
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ EXPOSE 1337/tcp
 
 COPY config.yaml /config
 COPY var/entities/* /config/entities/
+COPY examples/backupScript.sh /opt/backupScript.sh
+RUN chmod 755 /opt/backupScript.sh
 VOLUME /config
 
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
diff --git a/Dockerfile.singlearch b/Dockerfile.singlearch
index 8337f75..e432f87 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.singlearch
+++ b/Dockerfile.singlearch
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ EXPOSE 1337/tcp
 
 COPY config.yaml /config
 COPY var/entities/* /config/entities/
+COPY examples/backupScript.sh /opt/backupScript.sh
+RUN chmod 755 /opt/backupScript.sh
 VOLUME /config
 
 COPY OliveTin /usr/bin/OliveTin
diff --git a/examples/backupScript.sh b/examples/backupScript.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a4545b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/backupScript.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Starting backup script"
+
+# Demo behaviour: 50% finish in 9 seconds (within the 10s action timeout),
+# 50% run for 15 seconds (typically times out).
+if (( RANDOM % 2 == 0 )); then
+	maxFiles=9
+	echo "Demo: backup will finish in 9 seconds"
+else
+	maxFiles=15
+	echo "Demo: backup will run for 15 seconds (may exceed the action timeout)"
+fi
+
+for fileIndex in $(seq 1 "$maxFiles"); do
+	echo "Backing up file: $fileIndex"
+	sleep 1
+done
+
+echo "All files backed up"