diff --git a/libmpathpersist-example.c b/libmpathpersist-example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19968e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmpathpersist-example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * This is a minimal skeleton for code using libmpathpersist.
+ * Compile with "-lmpathpersist -lmultipath -ludev".
+ *
+ * Header files for libmultipath are intentionally not included
+ * in the multipath-tools-devel package, because libmultipath has
+ * no well defined API for external programs at this time.
+ */
+
+#include <mpath_persist.h>
+#include <libudev.h>
+
+struct udev *udev;
+/*
+ * logsink determines where libmultipath log messages go
+ * 1  - log to syslog only
+ * -1 - log to syslog and stderr
+ * 0  - log to syslog and stderr, with timestamps
+ */
+int logsink;
+
+static struct config *conf;
+
+struct config *get_multipath_config(void) {
+	return conf;
+}
+
+void put_multipath_config(struct config* c)
+{
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	udev = udev_new();
+	conf = mpath_lib_init();
+	if(!conf) {
+		udev_unref(udev);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/multipath-tools.changes b/multipath-tools.changes
index 16b6551..dd98514 100644
--- a/multipath-tools.changes
+++ b/multipath-tools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov  6 14:46:03 UTC 2017 - mwilck@suse.com
+
+- added sample code for libmpathpersist (bsc#1066376)
+  * added libmpathpersist-example.c
+- multipath-tools.spec: package libmultipath.so symlink in -devel
+  package (bsc#1066376). We *do not* package header files for
+  libmultipath, as the APIs are not public.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  3 09:57:57 UTC 2017 - mwilck@suse.com
 
diff --git a/multipath-tools.spec b/multipath-tools.spec
index 8170c65..1074c1b 100644
--- a/multipath-tools.spec
+++ b/multipath-tools.spec
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Source1:        multipath.conf
 Source2:        dont-del-part-nodes.rules
 # Dracut conf file to make sure 11-dm-parts.rules is included in initrd
 Source3:        dm-parts.conf
+Source4:        libmpathpersist-example.c
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %{?systemd_requires}
 BuildRequires:  device-mapper-devel
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ This package provides development files and documentation for libdmmp.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n multipath-tools-%{version}
+cp %{SOURCE4} .
 
 %build
 [ -n "$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH" ] && export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP=@$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
@@ -209,7 +211,6 @@ make CC="%__cc" OPTFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{dirflags} %{makeflags}
 %install
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} %{dirflags} %{makeflags} install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/cache/multipath/
-rm %{buildroot}/%_lib/libmultipath.so
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/usr/sbin
 ln -sf /usr/sbin/service %{buildroot}/usr/sbin/rcmultipathd
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/usr/lib/modules-load.d
@@ -275,11 +276,13 @@ exit 0
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)
+/%{_lib}/libmultipath.so
 /%{_lib}/libmpathcmd.so
 /%{_lib}/libmpathpersist.so
 /usr/include/mpath_cmd.h
 /usr/include/mpath_persist.h
 %{_mandir}/man3/mpath_persistent_*
+%doc libmpathpersist-example.c
 
 %files -n kpartx
 %defattr(-,root,root)