diff --git a/src/extensions/example-extension/README.md b/extensions/example-extension/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from src/extensions/example-extension/README.md
rename to extensions/example-extension/README.md
diff --git a/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.js b/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc5cfd88cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"use strict";
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.ExtensionPage = exports.ExtensionIcon = void 0;
+const extensions_1 = require("@lens/extensions");
+const react_1 = __importDefault(require("react"));
+const path_1 = __importDefault(require("path"));
+class ExampleExtension extends extensions_1.LensExtension {
+    onActivate() {
+        console.log('EXAMPLE EXTENSION: ACTIVATED', this.getMeta());
+        this.registerPage({
+            type: extensions_1.DynamicPageType.CLUSTER,
+            path: "/extension-example",
+            menuTitle: "Example Extension",
+            components: {
+                Page: () => react_1.default.createElement(ExtensionPage, { extension: this }),
+                MenuIcon: ExtensionIcon,
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    onDeactivate() {
+        console.log('EXAMPLE EXTENSION: DEACTIVATED', this.getMeta());
+    }
+}
+exports.default = ExampleExtension;
+function ExtensionIcon(props) {
+    return react_1.default.createElement(extensions_1.Icon, Object.assign({}, props, { material: "camera", tooltip: path_1.default.basename(__filename) }));
+}
+exports.ExtensionIcon = ExtensionIcon;
+class ExtensionPage extends react_1.default.Component {
+    constructor() {
+        super(...arguments);
+        this.deactivate = () => {
+            const { extension } = this.props;
+            extension.runtime.navigate("/");
+            extension.disable();
+        };
+    }
+    render() {
+        const { TabLayout } = this.props.extension.runtime.components;
+        return (react_1.default.createElement(TabLayout, { className: "ExampleExtension" },
+            react_1.default.createElement("div", { className: "flex column gaps align-flex-start" },
+                react_1.default.createElement("p", null, "Hello from extensions-api!"),
+                react_1.default.createElement("p", null,
+                    "File: ",
+                    react_1.default.createElement("i", null, __filename)),
+                react_1.default.createElement(extensions_1.Button, { accent: true, label: "Deactivate", onClick: this.deactivate }))));
+    }
+}
+exports.ExtensionPage = ExtensionPage;
diff --git a/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.tsx b/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.tsx
rename to extensions/example-extension/example-extension.tsx
diff --git a/src/extensions/example-extension/package.json b/extensions/example-extension/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/extensions/example-extension/package.json
rename to extensions/example-extension/package.json
diff --git a/src/extensions/example-extension/tsconfig.json b/extensions/example-extension/tsconfig.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/extensions/example-extension/tsconfig.json
rename to extensions/example-extension/tsconfig.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d52e4588d..f592454be3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "compile:main": "webpack --config webpack.main.ts",
     "compile:renderer": "webpack --config webpack.renderer.ts",
     "compile:i18n": "lingui compile",
+    "compile:extensions": "rollup --config src/extensions/rollup.config.js",
     "build:linux": "yarn compile && electron-builder --linux --dir -c.productName=Lens",
     "build:mac": "yarn compile && electron-builder --mac --dir -c.productName=Lens",
     "build:win": "yarn compile && electron-builder --win --dir -c.productName=Lens",
@@ -94,9 +95,12 @@
         "filter": "!**/main.js"
       },
       {
-        "from": "src/extensions/",
+        "from": "extensions/",
         "to": "./extensions/",
-        "filter": "**/*.js*"
+        "filter": [
+          "**/*.js*",
+          "!**/node_modules"
+        ]
       },
       "LICENSE"
     ],
diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-store.ts b/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
index 13be1eb927..932bec4f0a 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ export class ExtensionStore extends BaseStore<ExtensionStoreModel> {
   @observable installed = observable.map<ExtensionId, InstalledExtension>([], { deep: false });
 
   get folderPath(): string {
-    if (isDevelopment) {
-      return path.resolve(__static, "../src/extensions");
-    }
     return path.resolve(__static, "../extensions");
   }