diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/status-rust.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/status-rust.nix
index 541a205361e4..edb482ad15f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/status-rust.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/status-rust.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share
-    cp -R files/* $out/share
+    cp -R examples files/* $out/share
   '';
 
   postFixup = ''