diff --git a/examples/consumer/main.go b/examples/consumer/main.go
index 8d503b2..ece3f31 100644
--- a/examples/consumer/main.go
+++ b/examples/consumer/main.go
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
 
 	amqp "github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go"
 	rabbitmq "github.com/wagslane/go-rabbitmq"
 )
 
+var consumerName = "example"
+
 func main() {
 	consumer, err := rabbitmq.NewConsumer(
 		"amqp://guest:guest@localhost", amqp.Config{},
@@ -28,12 +34,31 @@ func main() {
 		rabbitmq.WithConsumeOptionsBindingExchangeName("events"),
 		rabbitmq.WithConsumeOptionsBindingExchangeKind("topic"),
 		rabbitmq.WithConsumeOptionsBindingExchangeDurable,
+		rabbitmq.WithConsumeOptionsConsumerName(consumerName),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	// block main thread so consumers run forever
-	forever := make(chan struct{})
-	<-forever
+	// block main thread - wait for shutdown signal
+	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	done := make(chan bool, 1)
+
+	signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	go func() {
+		sig := <-sigs
+		fmt.Println()
+		fmt.Println(sig)
+		done <- true
+	}()
+
+	fmt.Println("awaiting signal")
+	<-done
+	fmt.Println("stopping consumer")
+
+	// wait for server to acknowledge the cancel
+	noWait := false
+	consumer.StopConsuming(consumerName, noWait)
+	consumer.Disconnect()
 }