diff --git a/dev_mode/package.json b/dev_mode/package.json
index f5e7f9bdf445..65ee7546d3b7 100644
--- a/dev_mode/package.json
+++ b/dev_mode/package.json
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
     ],
     "linkedPackages": {
       "@jupyterlab/application-top": "../dev_mode",
+      "@jupyterlab/example-app": "../examples/app",
       "@jupyterlab/example-cell": "../examples/cell",
       "@jupyterlab/example-console": "../examples/console",
       "@jupyterlab/example-filebrowser": "../examples/filebrowser",