diff --git a/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/foo_library.cc b/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/foo_library.cc
index fea86e7a..d8002715 100644
--- a/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/foo_library.cc
+++ b/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/foo_library.cc
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ void foo_library::counter_example(const std::string &name)
   }
 }
 
+void foo_library::up_down_counter_example(const std::string &name)
+{
+  std::string counter_name                    = name + "_counter";
+  auto provider                               = metrics_api::Provider::GetMeterProvider();
+  nostd::shared_ptr<metrics_api::Meter> meter = provider->GetMeter(name, "1.2.0");
+  auto double_counter                         = meter->CreateDoubleUpDownCounter(counter_name);
+
+  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 20; ++i)
+  {
+    double val = (rand() % 700) + 1.1;
+    double_counter->Add(val);
+    double_counter->Add(-1*val);
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+  }
+}
+
 void foo_library::observable_counter_example(const std::string &name)
 {
   std::string counter_name                    = name + "_observable_counter";
diff --git a/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/foo_library.h b/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/foo_library.h
index 217f9167..8a3a18fc 100644
--- a/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/foo_library.h
+++ b/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/foo_library.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class foo_library
 {
 public:
   static void counter_example(const std::string &name);
+  static void up_down_counter_example(const std::string &name);
   static void histogram_example(const std::string &name);
   static void observable_counter_example(const std::string &name);
 };
diff --git a/examples/metrics_simple/metrics_ostream.cc b/examples/metrics_simple/metrics_ostream.cc
index 7248bc91..06975318 100644
--- a/examples/metrics_simple/metrics_ostream.cc
+++ b/examples/metrics_simple/metrics_ostream.cc
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   {
     foo_library::counter_example(name);
   }
+  else if (example_type == "up_down_counter")
+  {
+    foo_library::up_down_counter_example(name);
+  }
   else if (example_type == "observable_counter")
   {
     foo_library::observable_counter_example(name);
@@ -140,6 +144,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   else
   {
     std::thread counter_example{&foo_library::counter_example, name};
+    std::thread up_down_counter_example{&foo_library::counter_example, name};
     std::thread observable_counter_example{&foo_library::observable_counter_example, name};
     std::thread histogram_example{&foo_library::histogram_example, name};