diff --git a/port/esp32/create_examples.py b/port/esp32/create_examples.py
index 733b9a1a5..b52a51874 100755
--- a/port/esp32/create_examples.py
+++ b/port/esp32/create_examples.py
@@ -31,6 +31,27 @@ EXAMPLE.h: $(COMPONENT_PATH)/EXAMPLE.gatt
 COMPONENT_EXTRA_CLEAN = EXAMPLE.h
 '''
 
+example_cmake_template = '''
+# BTstack example 'EXAMPLE' for ESP32 port
+#
+# Generated by TOOL
+# On DATE
+
+# The following lines of boilerplate have to be in your project's
+# CMakeLists in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+
+include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
+project(EXAMPLE)
+'''
+
+main_cmake_template = '''
+set(COMPONENT_SRCS "EXAMPLE.c")
+set(COMPONENT_ADD_INCLUDEDIRS "")
+register_component()
+'''
+
+
 def create_examples(script_path, suffix):
     # path to examples
     examples_embedded = script_path + "/../../example/"
@@ -75,6 +96,10 @@ def create_examples(script_path, suffix):
         with open(apps_folder + "Makefile", "wt") as fout:
             fout.write(mk_template.replace("EXAMPLE", example).replace("TOOL", script_path).replace("DATE",time.strftime("%c")))
 
+        # create CMakeLists.txt file
+        with open(apps_folder + "CMakeLists.txt", "wt") as fout:
+            fout.write(example_cmake_template.replace("EXAMPLE", example).replace("TOOL", script_path).replace("DATE",time.strftime("%c")))
+
         # create main folder
         main_folder = apps_folder + "main/"
         if not os.path.exists(main_folder):
@@ -92,6 +117,10 @@ def create_examples(script_path, suffix):
         main_component_mk = apps_folder + "/main/component.mk"
         shutil.copyfile(script_path + '/template/main/component.mk', main_component_mk)
 
+        # create CMakeLists.txt file
+        with open(apps_folder + "/main/CMakeLists.txt", "wt") as fout:
+            fout.write(main_cmake_template.replace("EXAMPLE", example))
+
         # add rules to compile gatt db if .gatt file is present
         gatt_path = examples_embedded + example + ".gatt"
         if os.path.exists(gatt_path):