diff --git a/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example b/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
index c4e7b3ca..5a36553c 100644
--- a/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
+++ b/servatrice/servatrice.ini.example
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ password=foobar
 
 [messages]
 login="Example line 1", "Example line 2"
+
+[chatchannels]
+size=1
+1\name="General Chat"
+1\description="Discuss anything here."
+1\autojoin=true
+1\joinmessage="This is the general chat channel.", "This message is only here to show that channels can have a join message."
+