diff --git a/lib/add-tests.coffee b/lib/add-tests.coffee
index bfe56f4..0e737bf 100644
--- a/lib/add-tests.coffee
+++ b/lib/add-tests.coffee
@@ -85,11 +85,19 @@ addTests = (raml, tests, hooks, parent, callback, testFactory) ->
           # expect content-type of response body to be identical to request body
           if contentType && res.body[contentType]?.schema
             test.response.schema = parseSchema res.body[contentType].schema
+            try
+              test.response.example = JSON.parse res.body[contentType]?.example
+            catch
+              console.warn "cannot parse JSON example response body for #{test.name}"
           # otherwise filter in responses section for compatible content-types (vendor tree, i.e. application/vnd.api+json)
           else
             contentType = (type for type of res.body when type.match(/^application\/(.*\+)?json/i))?[0]
             if res.body[contentType]?.schema
               test.response.schema = parseSchema res.body[contentType].schema
+              try
+                test.response.example = JSON.parse res.body[contentType]?.example
+              catch
+                console.warn "cannot parse JSON example response body for #{test.name}"
 
       callback()
     , (err) ->
@@ -101,4 +109,3 @@ addTests = (raml, tests, hooks, parent, callback, testFactory) ->
 
 
 module.exports = addTests
-