diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 0e20d5f3..013313ad 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 Cowboy Examples
 ===============
 
- *  [basic_auth](./basic_auth):
-    basic HTTP authorization with REST
-
  *  [chunked_hello_world](./chunked_hello_world):
     demonstrates chunked data transfer with two one-second delays
 
@@ -34,6 +31,9 @@ Cowboy Examples
  *  [markdown_middleware](./markdown_middleware):
     static file handler with markdown preprocessor
 
+ *  [rest_basic_auth](./rest_basic_auth):
+    basic HTTP authorization with REST
+
  *  [rest_hello_world](./rest_hello_world):
     return the data type that matches the request type (ex: html, text, json)
 
diff --git a/examples/basic_auth/README.md b/examples/rest_basic_auth/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/basic_auth/README.md
rename to examples/rest_basic_auth/README.md
diff --git a/examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth.app.src b/examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth.app.src
similarity index 77%
rename from examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth.app.src
rename to examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth.app.src
index cbf4ea19..d715b6a0 100644
--- a/examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth.app.src
+++ b/examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %% Feel free to use, reuse and abuse the code in this file.
 
-{application, basic_auth, [
+{application, rest_basic_auth, [
 	{description, "Cowboy Basic HTTP Authorization example."},
 	{vsn, "1"},
 	{modules, []},
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 		stdlib,
 		cowboy
 	]},
-	{mod, {basic_auth_app, []}},
+	{mod, {rest_basic_auth_app, []}},
 	{env, []}
 ]}.
diff --git a/examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth_app.erl b/examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth_app.erl
similarity index 85%
rename from examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth_app.erl
rename to examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth_app.erl
index 24c766e5..c19349d7 100644
--- a/examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth_app.erl
+++ b/examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth_app.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %% Feel free to use, reuse and abuse the code in this file.
 
 %% @private
--module(basic_auth_app).
+-module(rest_basic_auth_app).
 -behaviour(application).
 
 %% API.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ start(_Type, _Args) ->
 	{ok, _} = cowboy:start_http(http, 100, [{port, 8080}], [
 		{env, [{dispatch, Dispatch}]}
 	]),
-	basic_auth_sup:start_link().
+	rest_basic_auth_sup:start_link().
 
 stop(_State) ->
 	ok.
diff --git a/examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth_sup.erl b/examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth_sup.erl
similarity index 92%
rename from examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth_sup.erl
rename to examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth_sup.erl
index 6219b5f2..f6ce67cb 100644
--- a/examples/basic_auth/src/basic_auth_sup.erl
+++ b/examples/rest_basic_auth/src/rest_basic_auth_sup.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %% Feel free to use, reuse and abuse the code in this file.
 
 %% @private
--module(basic_auth_sup).
+-module(rest_basic_auth_sup).
 -behaviour(supervisor).
 
 %% API.
diff --git a/examples/basic_auth/src/toppage_handler.erl b/examples/rest_basic_auth/src/toppage_handler.erl
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/basic_auth/src/toppage_handler.erl
rename to examples/rest_basic_auth/src/toppage_handler.erl