diff --git a/platformio/datamodel.py b/platformio/datamodel.py
index 5390484c..63281858 100644
--- a/platformio/datamodel.py
+++ b/platformio/datamodel.py
@@ -39,12 +39,20 @@ class DataFieldException(DataModelException):
             self.field.name,
         )
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return str(self)
+
 
 class ListOfType(object):
     def __init__(self, type):
         self.type = type
 
 
+class DictOfType(object):
+    def __init__(self, type):
+        self.type = type
+
+
 class DataField(object):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -92,6 +100,8 @@ class DataField(object):
                 return self.type(**value).as_dict()
             if isinstance(self.type, ListOfType):
                 return self._validate_list_of_type(self.type.type, value)
+            if isinstance(self.type, DictOfType):
+                return self._validate_dict_of_type(self.type.type, value)
             if issubclass(self.type, (str, bool)):
                 return getattr(self, "_validate_%s_value" % self.type.__name__)(value)
         except ValueError as e:
@@ -106,6 +116,12 @@ class DataField(object):
         assert issubclass(list_of_type, DataModel)
         return [list_of_type(**v).as_dict() for v in value]
 
+    def _validate_dict_of_type(self, dict_of_type, value):
+        if not isinstance(value, dict):
+            raise ValueError("Value should be a dict")
+        assert issubclass(dict_of_type, DataModel)
+        return {k: dict_of_type(**v).as_dict() for k, v in value.items()}
+
     def _validate_str_value(self, value):
         if not isinstance(value, string_types):
             value = str(value)
diff --git a/platformio/package/manifest/model.py b/platformio/package/manifest/model.py
index c87f3417..bfbbfa24 100644
--- a/platformio/package/manifest/model.py
+++ b/platformio/package/manifest/model.py
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@
 
 import semantic_version
 
-from platformio.datamodel import DataField, DataModel, ListOfType, StrictDataModel
+from platformio.datamodel import (
+    DataField,
+    DataModel,
+    DictOfType,
+    ListOfType,
+    StrictDataModel,
+)
 
 
 def validate_semver_field(_, value):
@@ -41,6 +47,11 @@ class ExportModel(DataModel):
     exclude = DataField(type=ListOfType(DataField()))
 
 
+class ExampleModel(DataModel):
+    base = DataField(required=True)
+    files = DataField(type=ListOfType(DataField()))
+
+
 class ManifestModel(DataModel):
 
     # Required fields
@@ -66,6 +77,7 @@ class ManifestModel(DataModel):
 
     repository = DataField(type=RepositoryModel)
     export = DataField(type=ExportModel)
+    examples = DataField(type=DictOfType(ExampleModel))
 
 
 class StrictManifestModel(ManifestModel, StrictDataModel):
diff --git a/tests/test_pkgmanifest.py b/tests/test_pkgmanifest.py
index 6bfe93e0..0262b26a 100644
--- a/tests/test_pkgmanifest.py
+++ b/tests/test_pkgmanifest.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ sentence=This is Arduino library
     }
 
 
-def test_library_json_valid_model():
+def test_library_json_model():
     contents = """
 {
   "name": "ArduinoJson",
@@ -193,7 +193,17 @@ def test_library_json_valid_model():
   ],
   "frameworks": "arduino",
   "platforms": "*",
-  "license": "MIT"
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "examples": {
+    "JsonConfigFile": {
+        "base": "examples/JsonConfigFile",
+        "files": ["JsonConfigFile.ino"]
+    },
+    "JsonHttpClient": {
+        "base": "examples/JsonHttpClient",
+        "files": ["JsonHttpClient.ino"]
+    }
+  }
 }
 """
     data = parser.ManifestParserFactory.new(
@@ -227,11 +237,21 @@ def test_library_json_valid_model():
             "frameworks": ["arduino"],
             "platforms": ["*"],
             "license": "MIT",
+            "examples": {
+                "JsonConfigFile": {
+                    "base": "examples/JsonConfigFile",
+                    "files": ["JsonConfigFile.ino"],
+                },
+                "JsonHttpClient": {
+                    "base": "examples/JsonHttpClient",
+                    "files": ["JsonHttpClient.ino"],
+                },
+            },
         }
     )
 
 
-def test_library_properties_valid_model():
+def library_properties_model():
     contents = """
 name=U8glib
 version=1.19.1
@@ -282,7 +302,7 @@ architectures=avr,sam
     )
 
 
-def test_broken_model():
+def test_broken_models():
     # non-strict mode
     assert len(ManifestModel(name="MyPackage").get_exceptions()) == 4
     assert ManifestModel(name="MyPackage", version="broken_version").version is None