diff --git a/kong/db/schema/metaschema.lua b/kong/db/schema/metaschema.lua
index 6483aaab5260..cb2c9eafba49 100644
--- a/kong/db/schema/metaschema.lua
+++ b/kong/db/schema/metaschema.lua
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ local field_schema = {
   { required = { type = "boolean" }, },
   { reference = { type = "string" }, },
   { description = { type = "string", len_min = 10, len_max = 500}, },
+  { examples = { type = "array", elements = { type = "any" } } },
   { auto = { type = "boolean" }, },
   { unique = { type = "boolean" }, },
   { unique_across_ws = { type = "boolean" }, },