diff --git a/examples/with-shadcn/app/page.tsx b/examples/with-shadcn/app/page.tsx
index caa888963..88191a229 100644
--- a/examples/with-shadcn/app/page.tsx
+++ b/examples/with-shadcn/app/page.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   SidebarProvider,
   SidebarTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/sidebar"
+import Link from "next/link"
 
 export default function Page() {
   return (
@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ export default function Page() {
         </header>
         <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-4 p-4 pt-0">
           <div className="grid auto-rows-min gap-4 md:grid-cols-3">
-            <div className="aspect-video rounded-xl bg-muted/50" />
+            <div className="aspect-video rounded-xl bg-muted/50">
+              <Link href="/test">Go to Test</Link>
+              <Link href="/test2">Go to Test2</Link>
+              <Link href="/test3">Go to Test3</Link>
+            </div>
             <div className="aspect-video rounded-xl bg-muted/50" />
             <div className="aspect-video rounded-xl bg-muted/50" />
           </div>
diff --git a/examples/with-shadcn/app/test/page.tsx b/examples/with-shadcn/app/test/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07f1f6b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-shadcn/app/test/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-4 p-4 pt-0">Protected Page 1</div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/examples/with-shadcn/app/test2/page.tsx b/examples/with-shadcn/app/test2/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83cd49be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-shadcn/app/test2/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-4 p-4 pt-0">Protected Page 2</div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/examples/with-shadcn/app/test3/page.tsx b/examples/with-shadcn/app/test3/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78221417a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-shadcn/app/test3/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-4 p-4 pt-0">Protected Page 3</div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/examples/with-shadcn/middleware.ts b/examples/with-shadcn/middleware.ts
index a2a202538..267d67c54 100644
--- a/examples/with-shadcn/middleware.ts
+++ b/examples/with-shadcn/middleware.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
-import type { NextRequest } from "next/server"
+import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from "next/server";
 
-import { auth0 } from "./lib/auth0"
+import { auth0 } from "./lib/auth0";
 
 export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
+  // Protecting all routes that start with /test
+  if (request.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith("/test")) {
+    const session = await auth0.getSession(request);
+
+    if (!session) {
+      // user is not authenticated, redirect to login page
+      return NextResponse.redirect(
+        new URL("/auth/login", request.nextUrl.origin)
+      );
+    }
+  }
   return await auth0.middleware(request);
 }