diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/Makefile
index efbb7931022..ff5dcf7ac57 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Makefile for dialog
 # $FreeBSD$
 
+SUBDIR=	TESTS
+
 PROG=   dialog
 MAN1=   dialog.1
 
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/TESTS/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/TESTS/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9f05ccb58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/TESTS/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+FILES=	README checklist ftreebox infobox inputbox menubox msgbox \
+	prgbox radiolist textbox treebox yesno
+
+beforeinstall:
+.for file in ${FILES}
+	${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 ${file} \
+		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/examples/dialog
+.endfor
+
+.include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/TESTS/README b/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/TESTS/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..951fe3b597d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/TESTS/README
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+These shell scripts demonstrate possibilities of the dialog(1) tool.
+
+checklist	- checkbox list
+ftreebox	- file tree box
+infobox		- info box
+inputbox	- input box
+menubox		- menu
+msgbox		- message box
+prgbox		- program box
+radiolist	- radio button list
+textbox		- simple text box
+treebox		- tree box
+yesno		- yes/no dialog
+
+$FreeBSD$