diff --git a/game/gamesrc/commands/example.py b/game/gamesrc/commands/example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eade593a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/game/gamesrc/commands/example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""
+This is an example command module that may be copied and used to serve as the
+basis to newly created modules. You'll need to make sure that this or any new
+modules are added to settings.py under CUSTOM_COMMAND_MODULES or
+CUSTOM_UNLOGGED_COMMAND_MODULES, which are tuples of module import path strings.
+See src/config_defaults.py for more details.
+"""
+# This is the common global CommandTable object which we'll be adding the
+# example command to.
+from src.cmdtable import GLOBAL_CMD_TABLE
+
+def cmd_example(command):
+    """
+    An example command to show how the pluggable command system works.
+    """
+    # By building one big string and passing it at once, we cut down on a lot
+    # of emit_to() calls, which is generally a good idea.
+    retval = "----- Example Command -----\n\r"
+    # source_object is the object executing the command
+    retval += " Source object: %s\n\r" % command.source_object
+    # session points to a user Session (session.py) object (if applicable)
+    retval += " Session: %s\n\r" % command.session
+    # The raw, un-parsed input
+    retval += " Raw input: %s\n\r" % command.raw_input
+    # The command name being executed
+    retval += " Command: %s\n\r" % command.command_string
+    # A list of switches provided (if any)
+    retval += " Switches: %s\n\r" % command.command_switches
+    # A string with any arguments provided with the command
+    retval += " Arguments: %s\n\r" % command.command_argument
+    # The function that was looked up via cmdtable.py
+    retval += " Function: %s\n\r" % command.command_function
+    # Extra variables passed with cmdtable.py's add_command().
+    retval += " Extra vars: %s\n\r" % command.extra_vars
+    command.source_object.emit_to(retval)
+# Add the command to the common global command table.
+GLOBAL_CMD_TABLE.add_command("example", cmd_example),
\ No newline at end of file