diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3b83c9748..f01b81e36 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ config.log
 coverage/
 coverage.info
 doc/sphinx/cython/examples/*.rst
+doc/sphinx/matlab/examples/*.rst
diff --git a/doc/SConscript b/doc/SConscript
index 094fde00f..8e433d840 100644
--- a/doc/SConscript
+++ b/doc/SConscript
@@ -34,4 +34,15 @@ if localenv['sphinx_docs']:
             build(b)
             localenv.Depends(sphinxdocs, b)
 
+    # Matlab examples: create individual documentation pages with the source
+    # for each example
+    for f in mglob(env, '#samples/matlab', 'm'):
+        tmpenv = env.Clone()
+        tmpenv['script_name'] = f.name
+        tmpenv['script_path'] = '../../../../samples/matlab/%s' % f.name
+        b = tmpenv.SubstFile('#doc/sphinx/matlab/examples/%s.rst' % f.name[:-2],
+                             '#doc/sphinx/matlab/examples/example-script.rst.in')
+        build(b)
+        localenv.Depends(sphinxdocs, b)
+
     localenv.AlwaysBuild(sphinxdocs)
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/matlab/examples.rst b/doc/sphinx/matlab/examples.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62d55ba1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/sphinx/matlab/examples.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+.. _sec-cython-examples:
+
+.. py:currentmodule:: cantera
+
+Index of Examples
+=================
+
+This is an index of the examples included with the Cantera Matlab Toolbox.
+
+Tutorials
+---------
+.. toctree::
+   :glob:
+
+   examples/tut*
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+.. toctree::
+   :glob:
+
+   examples/[!tut]*
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/matlab/examples/example-script.rst.in b/doc/sphinx/matlab/examples/example-script.rst.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..861ebd7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/sphinx/matlab/examples/example-script.rst.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@script_name@
+=======================================================================
+
+.. literalinclude:: @script_path@
+   :language: matlab
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/matlab/index.rst b/doc/sphinx/matlab/index.rst
index 1758e0a60..dea27c75c 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/matlab/index.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/matlab/index.rst
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ Matlab Interface User's Guide
    :maxdepth: 2
 
    input-tutorial
+   examples