diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b53545f..0b6dcd0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ examples/blur
 examples/dither
 examples/edd
 examples/img2rubik
+examples/sharpen
 test/u8tof32tou8
 stamp-h1
 .auto
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 81d8799..ef5dcc8 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/pipi
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = blur dither edd img2rubik
+bin_PROGRAMS = blur dither edd img2rubik sharpen
 
 blur_SOURCES = blur.c
 blur_LDADD = ../pipi/libpipi.la
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ edd_LDADD = ../pipi/libpipi.la
 img2rubik_SOURCES = img2rubik.c
 img2rubik_LDADD = ../pipi/libpipi.la
 
+sharpen_SOURCES = sharpen.c
+sharpen_LDADD = ../pipi/libpipi.la
+
diff --git a/examples/sharpen.c b/examples/sharpen.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3218e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sharpen.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "config.h"
+#include "common.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <pipi.h>
+
+double kern[] =
+{
+       0., -.0625, -.125, -.0625,     0.,
+   -.0625,  -.125,  -.25,  -.125, -.0625,
+    -.125,   -.25,   3.5,   -.25,  -.125,
+   -.0625,  -.125,  -.25,  -.125, -.0625,
+       0., -.0625, -.125, -.0625,     0.,
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    char *srcname = NULL, *dstname = NULL;
+    pipi_image_t *img, *newimg;
+
+    if(argc < 3)
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s: too few arguments\n", argv[0]);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <src> <dest>\n", argv[0]);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    srcname = argv[1];
+    dstname = argv[2];
+
+    img = pipi_load(srcname);
+    newimg = pipi_convolution(img, 5, 5, kern);
+    pipi_free(img);
+
+    pipi_save(newimg, dstname);
+    pipi_free(newimg);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+