diff --git a/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.spec.tsx b/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.spec.tsx
index 27070253a..f3735dd82 100644
--- a/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.spec.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import { generateExamplesFromJsonSchema } from './exampleGeneration';
 const modelWithNoExamples: JSONSchema7 = require('../../__fixtures__/models/model-with-no-examples.json');
 
 describe('generateExamplesFromJsonSchema', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
   it('returns error message when example generation fails ', () => {
     const errorMessage = 'This is a mocked Error message';
     jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample').mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -15,4 +19,196 @@ describe('generateExamplesFromJsonSchema', () => {
     const example = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(modelWithNoExamples);
     expect(example).toEqual([{ label: '', data: `Example cannot be created for this schema\nError: ${errorMessage}` }]);
   });
+
+  it('generates example from schema with examples array', () => {
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        name: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      examples: [{ name: 'Alice' }, { name: 'Bob' }],
+    };
+
+    jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample').mockReturnValue({ name: 'generated' });
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(result[0].label).toBe('default');
+    expect(JSON.parse(result[0].data)).toEqual({ name: 'generated' });
+    expect(result[1].label).toBe('example-1');
+    expect(JSON.parse(result[1].data)).toEqual({ name: 'generated' });
+  });
+
+  it('generates example from schema with x-examples', () => {
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 & { 'x-examples'?: unknown } = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        code: { type: 'string' },
+        message: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      'x-examples': {
+        'Example 1': {
+          value: {
+            code: 'error',
+            message: 'Something bad happened!',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample').mockReturnValue({ code: 'generated', message: 'generated' });
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0].label).toBe('default');
+  });
+
+  it('returns x-examples early when x-stoplight is present', () => {
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 & { 'x-examples'?: unknown; 'x-stoplight'?: unknown } = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        code: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      'x-stoplight': { id: 'test' },
+      'x-examples': {
+        'My Example': {
+          value: {
+            code: 'test-code',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const sampleSpy = jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample');
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(sampleSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0].label).toBe('My Example');
+    expect(JSON.parse(result[0].data)).toEqual({ code: 'test-code' });
+  });
+
+  it('returns examples array early when x-stoplight is present', () => {
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 & { 'x-stoplight'?: unknown } = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        name: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      examples: [{ name: 'Alice' }],
+      'x-stoplight': { id: 'test' },
+    };
+
+    const sampleSpy = jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample');
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(sampleSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0].label).toBe('default');
+    expect(JSON.parse(result[0].data)).toEqual({ name: 'Alice' });
+  });
+
+  it('generates a default example when schema has no examples', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample').mockReturnValue({ code: 'string' });
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(modelWithNoExamples);
+
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0].label).toBe('default');
+    expect(JSON.parse(result[0].data)).toEqual({ code: 'string' });
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty data when Sampler.sample returns null and no examples exist', () => {
+    jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample').mockReturnValue(null);
+
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 = {
+      type: 'object',
+    };
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual([{ label: 'default', data: '' }]);
+  });
+
+  it('handles x-examples without value wrapper', () => {
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 & { 'x-examples'?: unknown } = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        code: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      'x-examples': {
+        'Direct Example': {
+          code: 'direct-value',
+          extra: 'field',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample').mockReturnValue({ code: 'generated' });
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0].label).toBe('default');
+  });
+
+  it('skips non-object entries in x-examples', () => {
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 & { 'x-examples'?: unknown; 'x-stoplight'?: unknown } = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        code: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      'x-stoplight': { id: 'test' },
+      'x-examples': {
+        'Valid Example': {
+          value: { code: 'valid' },
+        },
+        'Invalid Example': 'not-an-object',
+        'Another Invalid': 42,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0].label).toBe('Valid Example');
+  });
+
+  it('labels multiple examples in the examples array correctly', () => {
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 & { 'x-stoplight'?: unknown } = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        name: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      examples: [{ name: 'First' }, { name: 'Second' }, { name: 'Third' }],
+      'x-stoplight': { id: 'test' },
+    };
+
+    const result = generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(result[0].label).toBe('default');
+    expect(result[1].label).toBe('example-1');
+    expect(result[2].label).toBe('example-2');
+  });
+
+  it('restores original examples on schema after sampling', () => {
+    const originalExamples = [{ name: 'Alice' }, { name: 'Bob' }];
+    const schema: JSONSchema7 = {
+      type: 'object',
+      properties: {
+        name: { type: 'string' },
+      },
+      examples: [...originalExamples],
+    };
+
+    jest.spyOn(Sampler, 'sample').mockReturnValue({ name: 'generated' });
+
+    generateExamplesFromJsonSchema(schema);
+
+    expect(schema.examples).toEqual(originalExamples);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.ts b/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.ts
index 9603c3146..4d9471759 100644
--- a/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.ts
+++ b/packages/elements-core/src/utils/exampleGeneration/exampleGeneration.ts
@@ -82,24 +82,39 @@ export const generateExamplesFromJsonSchema = (schema: JSONSchema7 & { 'x-exampl
     }
   }
 
-  if (examples.length) {
+  if (examples.length && 'x-stoplight' in schema) {
     return examples;
   }
 
   try {
+    let originalExamples = [];
+    if (Array.isArray(schema?.examples)) {
+      originalExamples = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(schema.examples));
+      delete schema.examples;
+    }
     const generated = Sampler.sample(schema, {
       maxSampleDepth: 4,
       ticks: 6000,
     });
 
-    return generated !== null
-      ? [
-          {
-            label: 'default',
-            data: safeStringify(generated, undefined, 2) ?? '',
-          },
-        ]
-      : [{ label: 'default', data: '' }];
+    let updatedExamples: Example[] =
+      generated !== null
+        ? [
+            {
+              label: 'default',
+              data: safeStringify(generated, undefined, 2) ?? '',
+            },
+          ]
+        : [{ label: 'default', data: '' }];
+    if (originalExamples.length) {
+      schema.examples = originalExamples;
+      examples.forEach(item => {
+        item.data = updatedExamples[0].data;
+      });
+      return examples;
+    } else {
+      return updatedExamples;
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     return [{ label: '', data: `Example cannot be created for this schema\n${e}` }];
   }