diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/rest/service/AbstractRestFitness.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/rest/service/AbstractRestFitness.kt
index 943639d86e..24cc8bdf9b 100755
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/rest/service/AbstractRestFitness.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/org/evomaster/core/problem/rest/service/AbstractRestFitness.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.evomaster.core.search.action.ActionFilter
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.*
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.collection.EnumGene
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.numeric.NumberGene
+import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.optional.ChoiceGene
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.optional.OptionalGene
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.string.StringGene
 import org.evomaster.core.search.gene.utils.GeneUtils
@@ -460,6 +461,30 @@ abstract class AbstractRestFitness : HttpWsFitness<RestIndividual>() {
 
         //body payload type in response
         fv.coverTarget(idMapper.handleLocalTarget("RESPONSE_BODY_PAYLOAD_${call.id}_${result.getBodyType()}"))
+
+        /*
+            explicit targets for examples
+         */
+        val examples = call.seeTopGenes()
+            .flatMap { it.flatView() }
+            .filter { it.staticCheckIfImpactPhenotype() }
+            .filter { it.name == RestActionBuilderV3.EXAMPLES_NAME }
+
+        examples.forEach {
+            val name = (it.parent as Gene).name
+            val label = when(it){
+                is EnumGene<*> -> it.getValueAsRawString()
+                is ChoiceGene<*> -> ""+it.activeGeneIndex
+                else ->{
+                    log.warn("Unhandled example gene type: ${it.javaClass}")
+                    assert(false)
+                    "undefined"
+                }
+            }
+
+            val target = "EXAMPLE_${call.id}_${name}_$label"
+            fv.coverTarget(idMapper.handleLocalTarget(target))
+        }
     }
 
     private fun handleAdditionalStatusTargetDescription(
diff --git a/e2e-tests/spring-rest-bb/src/main/resources/static/openapi-bbexampleobject.json b/e2e-tests/spring-rest-bb/src/main/resources/static/openapi-bbexampleobject.json
index 57fd666a0c..3c654180a7 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/spring-rest-bb/src/main/resources/static/openapi-bbexampleobject.json
+++ b/e2e-tests/spring-rest-bb/src/main/resources/static/openapi-bbexampleobject.json
@@ -23,14 +23,43 @@
               "schema": {
                 "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ExampleObjectDto"
               },
-              "example": {
-                "id": "Foo",
-                "b": true,
-                "x": 42,
-                "y": 12.3,
-                "other": {
-                  "name": "Bar",
-                  "x": 88
+              "examples": {
+                "X": {
+                  "value": {
+                    "id": "Foo",
+                    "b": true,
+                    "x": 42,
+                    "y": 12.3,
+                    "other": {
+                      "name": "Bar",
+                      "x": 88
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "Y0": {
+                  "value": {
+                    "id": "Y0"
+                  }
+                },
+                "Y1": {
+                  "value": {
+                    "id": "Y1"
+                  }
+                },
+                "Y2": {
+                  "value": {
+                    "id": "Y2"
+                  }
+                },
+                "Y3": {
+                  "value": {
+                    "id": "Y3"
+                  }
+                },
+                "Y4": {
+                  "value": {
+                    "id": "Y4"
+                  }
                 }
               }
             }
diff --git a/e2e-tests/spring-rest-bb/src/test/kotlin/org/evomaster/e2etests/spring/rest/bb/exampleobject/BBExampleObjectEMTest.kt b/e2e-tests/spring-rest-bb/src/test/kotlin/org/evomaster/e2etests/spring/rest/bb/exampleobject/BBExampleObjectEMTest.kt
index b38c746ed5..6895be5a91 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/spring-rest-bb/src/test/kotlin/org/evomaster/e2etests/spring/rest/bb/exampleobject/BBExampleObjectEMTest.kt
+++ b/e2e-tests/spring-rest-bb/src/test/kotlin/org/evomaster/e2etests/spring/rest/bb/exampleobject/BBExampleObjectEMTest.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.foo.rest.examples.bb.exampleobject.BBExampleObjectController
 import com.foo.rest.examples.bb.examplevalues.BBExamplesController
 import org.evomaster.core.output.OutputFormat
 import org.evomaster.core.problem.rest.HttpVerb
+import org.evomaster.core.problem.rest.param.BodyParam
 import org.evomaster.e2etests.spring.rest.bb.SpringTestBase
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue
@@ -40,6 +41,22 @@ class BBExampleObjectEMTest : SpringTestBase() {
 
             assertTrue(solution.individuals.size >= 1)
             assertHasAtLeastOne(solution, HttpVerb.POST, 200, "/api/bbexampleobject", "OK")
+
+            val bodies = solution.individuals
+                .asSequence()
+                .map { it.individual }
+                .flatMap { it.seeMainExecutableActions() }
+                .flatMap { it.parameters }
+                .filterIsInstance<BodyParam>()
+                .map { it.primaryGene().getValueAsRawString() }
+                .toList()
+
+            assertTrue(bodies.any { it.contains("Foo") }, "Missing Foo")
+            assertTrue(bodies.any { it.contains("Y0") }, "Missing Y0")
+            assertTrue(bodies.any { it.contains("Y1") }, "Missing Y1")
+            assertTrue(bodies.any { it.contains("Y2") }, "Missing Y2")
+            assertTrue(bodies.any { it.contains("Y3") }, "Missing Y3")
+            assertTrue(bodies.any { it.contains("Y4") }, "Missing Y4")
         }
     }
 }