diff --git a/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample b/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
index 107496c163..cc0b5c66bb 100644
--- a/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
+++ b/meta-isar/conf/local.conf.sample
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 #
 # The default list of extra packages to be installed.
-IMAGE_INSTALL = "hello-isar example-raw example-module-${KERNEL_NAME} enable-fsck isar-exclude-docs samefile hello isar-disable-apt-cache cowsay"
+IMAGE_INSTALL = "hello-isar example-raw example-module-${KERNEL_NAME} enable-fsck isar-exclude-docs samefile hello isar-disable-apt-cache cowsay example-prebuilt"
 
 #
 # Enable cross-compilation support
diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-prebuilt-dummy/example-prebuilt-dummy_0.1.bb b/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-prebuilt-dummy/example-prebuilt-dummy_0.1.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92273dc886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-prebuilt-dummy/example-prebuilt-dummy_0.1.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Sample recipe to create a dummy package used for example-prebuilt
+#
+# This software is a part of ISAR.
+
+DESCRIPTION = "Sample application for ISAR"
+MAINTAINER = "Your name here <you@domain.com>"
+
+SRC_URI = ""
+
+inherit dpkg-raw
+
+# we provide a deb under another name
+do_prepare_build_append() {
+  sed -i 's/example-prebuilt-dummy/example-prebuilt/g' ${S}/debian/* 
+}
diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-prebuilt/example-prebuilt_0.1.bb b/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-prebuilt/example-prebuilt_0.1.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f224a48ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-isar/recipes-app/example-prebuilt/example-prebuilt_0.1.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Sample recipe to include a prebuilt deb archive into an isar build
+#
+# This software is a part of ISAR.
+
+## hacks for the sake of the example
+DEPENDS += "${PN}-dummy"
+do_fetch[depends] += "${PN}-dummy:do_deploy_deb"
+do_fetch[file-checksums] = ""
+FILESPATH_prepend := "${REPO_ISAR_DIR}/${DISTRO}/pool/main/e/${PN}/:"
+
+## start of real example, the below is relevant
+
+# note the unpack=false
+SRC_URI = "file://${PN}_${PV}_${DISTRO_ARCH}.deb;unpack=false"
+
+inherit dpkg-base
+
+# in case you have multiple debs or PN does not match
+#PROVIDES="foobar blabla"
+
+do_dpkg_build() {
+  bbnote "Not building a package"
+}