diff --git a/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/user-guide/extensions.adoc b/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/user-guide/extensions.adoc
index 4d7c5020d6ad..67089303fe97 100644
--- a/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/user-guide/extensions.adoc
+++ b/documentation/src/docs/asciidoc/user-guide/extensions.adoc
@@ -693,7 +693,6 @@ Please refer to the implementations of <<writing-tests-repeated-tests>> or
 <<writing-tests-parameterized-tests>> which use this extension point to provide their
 functionality.
 
-
 [[extensions-keeping-state]]
 === Keeping State in Extensions
 
@@ -714,6 +713,26 @@ extension context lifecycle ends it closes its associated store. All stored valu
 that are instances of `CloseableResource` are notified by an invocation of their `close()`
 method in the inverse order they were added in.
 
+An example use-case of `ClosableResource` is shown below, using an `HttpServer` resource.
+
+[source,java,indent=0]
+.HttpServer resource implementing `ClosableResource`
+----
+include::{testDir}/example/extensions/HttpServerResource.java[tags=user_guide]
+----
+
+This resource can then be stored in the desired `ExtensionContext`.
+The resource can be stored at class- or method-level if needed,
+but this may add unnecessary overhead for this type of resource.
+For this example it might be prudent to store it at root level
+and instantiate it lazily to ensure it's only created once per execution.
+
+[source,java,indent=0]
+.Storing in root context with `Store.getOrComputeIfAbsent`
+----
+include::{testDir}/example/extensions/HttpServerExtension.java[tags=user_guide]
+----
+
 [[extensions-supported-utilities]]
 === Supported Utilities in Extensions
 
diff --git a/documentation/src/test/java/example/extensions/HttpServerExtension.java b/documentation/src/test/java/example/extensions/HttpServerExtension.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b2a6c334948a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/src/test/java/example/extensions/HttpServerExtension.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are
+ * made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v2.0 which
+ * accompanies this distribution and is available at
+ *
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html
+ */
+
+package example.extensions;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.BeforeAllCallback;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext.Namespace;
+
+// tag::user_guide[]
+public class HttpServerExtension implements BeforeAllCallback {
+	@Override
+	public void beforeAll(ExtensionContext context) throws Exception {
+		HttpServerResource resource = context.getRoot().getStore(Namespace.GLOBAL).getOrComputeIfAbsent(
+			HttpServerResource.class.getName(), key -> {
+				try {
+					HttpServerResource serverResource = new HttpServerResource(8080);
+					serverResource.start();
+					return serverResource;
+				}
+				catch (IOException e) {
+					throw new RuntimeException("Failed to create HttpServerResource", e);
+				}
+			}, HttpServerResource.class);
+		// Now you can use the resource within your tests
+	}
+}
+// end::user_guide[]
diff --git a/documentation/src/test/java/example/extensions/HttpServerResource.java b/documentation/src/test/java/example/extensions/HttpServerResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..094dfbb3de15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/src/test/java/example/extensions/HttpServerResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015-2024 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are
+ * made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v2.0 which
+ * accompanies this distribution and is available at
+ *
+ * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html
+ */
+
+package example.extensions;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+
+import com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpServer;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext.Store.CloseableResource;
+
+/**
+ * Demonstrates an implementation of {@link CloseableResource} using an {@link HttpServer}.
+ */
+// tag::user_guide[]
+public class HttpServerResource implements CloseableResource {
+	private final HttpServer httpServer;
+
+	// end::user_guide[]
+	/**
+	 * Initializes the Http server resource, using the given port.
+	 *
+	 * @param port (int) The port number for the server, must be in the range 0-65535.
+	 * @throws IOException if an IOException occurs during initialization.
+	 */
+	// tag::user_guide[]
+	public HttpServerResource(int port) throws IOException {
+		this.httpServer = HttpServer.create(new InetSocketAddress(port), 0);
+	}
+
+	// end::user_guide[]
+
+	/**
+	 * Starts the Http server with an example handler.
+	 */
+	// tag::user_guide[]
+	public void start() {
+		//Example handler
+		httpServer.createContext("/example", exchange -> {
+			String test = "This is a test.";
+			exchange.sendResponseHeaders(200, test.length());
+			try (OutputStream os = exchange.getResponseBody()) {
+				os.write(test.getBytes());
+			}
+		});
+		httpServer.setExecutor(null);
+		httpServer.start();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void close() throws Throwable {
+		httpServer.stop(0);
+	}
+}
+// end::user_guide[]