diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.examples.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.examples.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..165275878c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.examples.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TemplateExample } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+
+export const examples: TemplateExample[] = [
+  {
+    description:
+      'Initializes a git repository of the content in the workspace, and publishes it to Azure.',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:azure',
+          name: 'Publish to Azure',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'dev.azure.com/organisation/project/_git/repo',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Add a description.',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:azure',
+          name: 'Publish to Azure',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'dev.azure.com/organisation/project/_git/repo',
+            description: 'Initialize a git repository',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Change the default branch.',
+    example: yaml.stringify({
+      steps: [
+        {
+          id: 'publish',
+          action: 'publish:azure',
+          name: 'Publish to Azure',
+          input: {
+            repoUrl: 'dev.azure.com/organisation/project/_git/repo',
+            description: 'Initialize a git repository',
+            defaultBranch: 'main',
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }),
+  },
+];
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
index b6c0226163..a7df154687 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/actions/builtin/publish/azure.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 import { getRepoSourceDirectory, parseRepoUrl } from './util';
 import { createTemplateAction } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { examples } from './azure.examples';
 
 /**
  * Creates a new action that initializes a git repository of the content in the workspace
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export function createPublishAzureAction(options: {
     gitAuthorEmail?: string;
   }>({
     id: 'publish:azure',
+    examples,
     description:
       'Initializes a git repository of the content in the workspace, and publishes it to Azure.',
     schema: {