diff --git a/web/build.gradle.kts b/web/build.gradle.kts
index 4978092a1b..68601ca824 100644
--- a/web/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/web/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 val COMPOSE_WEB_VERSION: String by project
 val COMPOSE_REPO_USERNAME: String? by project
 val COMPOSE_REPO_KEY: String? by project
+val COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES = project.property("COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES")!!.toString()?.toBoolean()
 
-subprojects { 
+subprojects {
     apply(plugin = "maven-publish")
 
     group = "org.jetbrains.compose.web"
@@ -23,6 +24,20 @@ subprojects {
         }
     }
 
+    if (COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES) {
+        println("substituting published artifacts with projects ones in project $name")
+        configurations.all {
+            resolutionStrategy.dependencySubstitution {
+                substitute(module("org.jetbrains.compose.web:web-widgets")).apply {
+                     with(project(":web-widgets"))
+                }
+                substitute(module("org.jetbrains.compose.web:web-core")).apply {
+                     with(project(":web-core"))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     repositories {
         gradlePluginPortal()
         mavenCentral()
diff --git a/web/gradle.properties b/web/gradle.properties
index d0ebc02beb..159e3b6529 100644
--- a/web/gradle.properties
+++ b/web/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 COMPOSE_CORE_VERSION=0.0.12-SNAPSHOT
 COMPOSE_WEB_VERSION=0.0.12-SNAPSHOT
+COMPOSE_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES=false
diff --git a/web/settings.gradle.kts b/web/settings.gradle.kts
index de4efd679c..5214ec4faa 100644
--- a/web/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/web/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ pluginManagement {
 
     resolutionStrategy {
         eachPlugin {
-            println("REQ ${requested.id.id}")
             if (requested.id.id == "org.jetbrains.compose") {
                 println("[build] compose core version: ${extra["COMPOSE_CORE_VERSION"]}")
                 useModule("org.jetbrains.compose:org.jetbrains.compose.gradle.plugin:${extra["COMPOSE_CORE_VERSION"]}")
@@ -32,3 +31,8 @@ module(":web-core", "$rootDir/core")
 module(":web-widgets", "$rootDir/widgets")
 module(":web-integration-core", "$rootDir/integration-core")
 module(":web-integration-widgets", "$rootDir/integration-widgets")
+
+if (extra["COMPOSE_WEB_BUILD_WITH_EXAMPLES"]!!.toString().toBoolean() == true) {
+    println("building with examples")
+    module(":examples:falling_balls_with_web", "../examples/falling_balls_with_web")
+}