diff --git a/operator-annotations/pom.xml b/operator-annotations/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dd41a32c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>io.javaoperatorsdk</groupId>
+        <artifactId>java-operator-sdk</artifactId>
+        <version>5.1.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>operator-annotations</artifactId>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/operator-annotations/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/annotation/Sample.java b/operator-annotations/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/annotation/Sample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62a39b0e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-annotations/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/annotation/Sample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+/**
+ * This annotation marks an integration test class as a sample for the documentation.
+ * Intended for use on test classes only.
+ *
+ * <p><b>Example:</b>
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * @Sample(
+ *  tldr="Usage of PrimaryToSecondaryMapper",
+ *  description="Showcases the usage of PrimaryToSecondaryMapper, in what situation it needs to be used and how to optimize typical uses with Informer indexes."
+ * )
+ * class PrimaryToSecondaryIT {
+ *   // details omitted
+ * }
+ * }</pre>
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Documented
+public @interface Sample {
+    String tldr();
+    String description();
+}
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diff --git a/operator-annotations/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/processor/SampleProcessor.java b/operator-annotations/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/processor/SampleProcessor.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c7934189d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-annotations/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/processor/SampleProcessor.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.processor;
+
+import javax.annotation.processing.AbstractProcessor;
+import javax.annotation.processing.RoundEnvironment;
+import javax.annotation.processing.SupportedAnnotationTypes;
+import javax.lang.model.element.*;
+import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
+import javax.tools.FileObject;
+import javax.tools.StandardLocation;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Writer;
+import java.util.*;
+
+/**
+ * Annotation processor that generates a markdown file listing all classes annotated with @Sample.
+ */
+@SupportedAnnotationTypes("io.javaoperatorsdk.annotation.Sample")
+public class SampleProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
+
+    private record SampleInfo(String tldr, String description) {}
+    private final List<SampleInfo> samples = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean process(Set<? extends TypeElement> annotations, RoundEnvironment roundEnv) {
+
+        Types types = processingEnv.getTypeUtils();
+        for (TypeElement annotation: annotations) {
+            // element has details about the class being annotated, but not the values
+            // ex: String tldr = ..., it knows it has a field called tldr but not what's assigned
+            for (Element element : roundEnv.getElementsAnnotatedWith(annotation)) {
+                // a mirror gives access to the values assigned to the fields of the annotation
+                // element.getAnnotation does not work since the retention is SOURCE
+                AnnotationMirror annotationMirror = element.getAnnotationMirrors().stream()
+                        .filter(am -> types.isSameType(am.getAnnotationType(), annotation.asType()))
+                        .findFirst()
+                        .orElse(null);
+
+                if (annotationMirror != null) {
+                    String tldr = getString(annotationMirror.getElementValues(), "tldr");
+                    String description = getString(annotationMirror.getElementValues(), "description");
+
+                    samples.add(new SampleInfo(tldr, description) );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (roundEnv.processingOver()) {
+            // sort to keep the order stable
+            samples.sort(Comparator.comparing(SampleInfo::tldr, String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER));
+            writeSampleMDFile(samples);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    private void writeSampleMDFile(List<SampleInfo> samples) {
+        try {
+            FileObject fileObject = processingEnv.getFiler()
+                    .createResource(StandardLocation.CLASS_OUTPUT, "", "samples.md");
+
+            try(Writer writer = fileObject.openWriter();) {
+                writer.write("# Integration Test Samples \n");
+
+                for (SampleInfo sample : samples) {
+                    writer.write("## " + sample.tldr() + "\n");
+                    writer.write(sample.description() + "\n\n");
+                }
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            }
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extracts a string value from the annotation values map.
+     * @param vals the map of annotation values
+     * @param name the name of the field to extract
+     * @return the string value, or empty string if not found
+     */
+    private String getString(
+            Map<? extends ExecutableElement, ? extends AnnotationValue> vals, String name) {
+        for (Map.Entry<? extends ExecutableElement, ? extends AnnotationValue> ev : vals.entrySet()) {
+            if (ev.getKey().getSimpleName().contentEquals(name)) {
+                Object value = ev.getValue().getValue();
+                return value == null ? "" : value.toString();
+            }
+        }
+        // should not happen since tldr and description are mandatory
+        return "";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2afcd8448a..69524810b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     <module>sample-operators</module>
     <module>caffeine-bounded-cache-support</module>
     <module>bootstrapper-maven-plugin</module>
+      <module>operator-annotations</module>
   </modules>
 
   <scm>