diff --git a/example/accel_api/Makefile b/example/accel_api/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a265f482f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/accel_api/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+all:
+	g++ -shared -fPIC myacc.cpp -o libmyacc.so -I ../../include/mxnet
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf libmyacc.so
diff --git a/example/accel_api/myacc.cpp b/example/accel_api/myacc.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef373dfa348e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/accel_api/myacc.cpp
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+#include <string>
+
+std::string getAccName() {
+  return std::string("myacc");
+}
+
diff --git a/example/accel_api/test.py b/example/accel_api/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..155ee26dee53
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+++ b/example/accel_api/test.py
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+import mxnet as mx
+
+ctx = mx.context.load_acc('libmyacc.so')
+print(ctx)
+
+mx.nd.empty(4,ctx=ctx)