diff --git a/lib/ProductOpener/Config_off.pm b/lib/ProductOpener/Config_off.pm
index 84d5389a8d177..4305e768d3271 100644
--- a/lib/ProductOpener/Config_off.pm
+++ b/lib/ProductOpener/Config_off.pm
@@ -1346,4 +1346,10 @@ $options{import_sources} = {
 	'database-usda' => "USDA Global Branded Food Products Database",
 };
 
+# Barcode of a sample product returned through the API when the requested code is "example"
+$options{sample_product_code} = "80135463";	# Nutella
+$options{sample_product_code_country_uk} = "5060042641000"; # Tyrrell's lighty salted chips
+$options{sample_product_code_language_de} = "20884680"; # Waffeln Sondey
+$options{sample_product_code_country_at_language_de} = "5411188119098"; # Natur miss kokosnuss Alpro
+
 1;
diff --git a/lib/ProductOpener/Display.pm b/lib/ProductOpener/Display.pm
index 30d142c4059c7..791a5010b8192 100644
--- a/lib/ProductOpener/Display.pm
+++ b/lib/ProductOpener/Display.pm
@@ -10144,6 +10144,16 @@ sub display_product_api($) {
 
 	my $request_ref = shift;
 
+	# Is a sample product requested?
+	if ((defined $request_ref->{code}) and ($request_ref->{code} eq "example")) {
+		
+		$request_ref->{code} = $options{"sample_product_code_country_${cc}_language_${lc}"}
+			||  $options{"sample_product_code_country_${cc}"}
+			||  $options{"sample_product_code_language_${lc}"}
+			||	$options{"sample_product_code"}
+			|| "";
+	}	
+
 	my $code = normalize_code($request_ref->{code});
 	my $product_id = product_id_for_owner($Owner_id, $code);