diff --git a/cmd/sops/edit.go b/cmd/sops/edit.go
index d67c1054e..7a2255b2e 100644
--- a/cmd/sops/edit.go
+++ b/cmd/sops/edit.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"go.mozilla.org/sops/stores/ini"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ func editExample(opts editExampleOpts) ([]byte, error) {
 	if _, ok := opts.InputStore.(*json.BinaryStore); ok {
 		// Get the value under the first key of the first (possibly only) doc
 		fileBytes = []byte(exampleTree.Branches[0][0].Value.(string))
+	} else if _, ok := opts.InputStore.(*ini.Store); ok {
+		var err error
+		fileBytes, err = opts.InputStore.EmitPlainFile(ini.ExampleTree.Branches)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	} else {
 		var err error
 		fileBytes, err = opts.InputStore.EmitPlainFile(exampleTree.Branches)
diff --git a/example.ini b/example.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e54a166e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+; ENC[AES256_GCM,data:40al3asZ8L1+ajzMBp/0sHai9UNP3IoqkLIPNhuuMxs8Cg==,iv:2lqF+4RJTS9wSgjadUEYOyMVbe6eIOOFNIb0jgjdmK8=,tag:PkrPbykEN0ngUhP+ajfLKg==,type:comment]
+[name]
+firstName = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:30Q/XQ==,iv:nxqUz6dmPjVdXoRrtw/CGOH1HqFYyLmocbfikqzwf9o=,tag:3sIh386PIoTJ3XBu8T2Pww==,type:str]
+lastName  = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:W1hTh14=,iv:5M3RqShfVjkOatrGj4Z+e6BtOfQK6hZxWdm6IfkwzcY=,tag:zJBc/5O+rELdKu7Ja0IHuQ==,type:str]
+age       = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:ulhPjA==,iv:0ylri5mup2gAfT3LEyMdoi2orn/hfTvFs0KOzKwN8Ds=,tag:UVuBXcN1vfwbWH9md0K32A==,type:str]
+
+[address]
+city          = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:0+RVjaLGpys=,iv:7XomjWqHdmEbUQ4H9RG0L4kpmjnL0ROEP/bj0u9t0io=,tag:Z57atgaPDw1S51H6JfvcGA==,type:str]
+postalCode    = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:aPMpTW00LR63Zw==,iv:RiTxsg7vYIlaN41O3ESL/IKLwPi5VtsrepN0RdJrRmQ=,tag:gF4W5LmZ9gsrcBXxwrTPrA==,type:str]
+state         = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:xg8=,iv:6nvhxItys13r39+ktd5wd53T6UmgojeuqRorrM8bPHg=,tag:Osc5sC4LsesS1wZwAUt5tw==,type:str]
+streetAddress = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:DXQclrCghMapHiqkow==,iv:aqc0JH4vadJWp9xwF2kch7xYuZ5bYA8yR9L7An6x2q4=,tag:XFj1rCYSSnwZXCh5An0TAA==,type:str]
+
+[phoneNumbers]
+home   = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:uD2247keEsbFI0ub,iv:yVWbL4wF6h3FXWMToZJoKy4Unx/Mp7dDbrT8zxJnZtE=,tag:6zR/ufgemmNx5/ySNnD/Aw==,type:str]
+office = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:knmFCdTtHhE0pt5q,iv:dYMzj5TX0G3g0ZpGkB+CvR2XEoPDAwu1SSaY1R/sCYM=,tag:52+8cwq7s4Jloit/lYorOA==,type:str]
+
+[not private]
+notsecret_unencrypted = hi there!
+
+[sops]
+lastmodified                = 2019-01-11T05:24:42Z
+pgp__list_0__map_created_at = 2019-01-11T05:24:42Z
+pgp__list_0__map_enc        = -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----\n\nwYwDEEVDpnzXnMABBACb46+yRjeFaLKegY3FGypZyE2XXiVUTEEL3iOu/gjN5TOT\n+EzgNKCxT0B+4mhG6/BSkxN6D3iU9D7ABeC2a1OO2I177dH5Mu9vG0RhPmxFQoYC\nyvqW8HnYqy0SnX/BaLrUlAOutFCpnNcwCHrqjX5u2w2f/nq47ZODGp3QbHEDxdLg\nAeT+v1BMYMoCuq5GD5bBeAv04WVv4JjgweEQFuAq4tkaBRDg9eXCIZxGmpuMkYHC\nsPEuuGLX22TrU3Nhq23xMiyTamf0qOCh5FDCZ5M2BMBTtwVneMq0TO/idTFumeFk\nXwA=\n=Lrn7\n-----END PGP MESSAGE-----
+unencrypted_suffix          = _unencrypted
+version                     = 3.2.0
+pgp__list_0__map_fp         = 1022470DE3F0BC54BC6AB62DE05550BC07FB1A0A
+mac                         = ENC[AES256_GCM,data:P0QMbP0PD9zTGUbGw4gdyIXP5/RGOnWqplcXTvJyIYDlZLENNGJTSqb02OpZJ7iCCHi/LfzX0dQ0uacCHVbrgh1uWwgaPlvplJ++WVEpF7CHFplCPj4gvcKk2Jh/tNmQLov1VrfbzdfZf/epkiL1ie15+mG4gYiJEkH6zR24t7k=,iv:YLZu6BIN/8LaYR84m3dNJwMFnmyaZptOhYCH0Hwckrk=,tag:ayAkLDan52fEbliNFbhUGw==,type:str]
+
diff --git a/stores/ini/store.go b/stores/ini/store.go
index 83e0664cb..1407e87f5 100644
--- a/stores/ini/store.go
+++ b/stores/ini/store.go
@@ -14,6 +14,30 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/ini.v1"
 )
 
+var ExampleTree = sops.Tree{
+	Branches: sops.TreeBranches{
+		sops.TreeBranch{
+			sops.TreeItem{
+				Key: "Welcome!",
+				Value: sops.TreeBranch{
+					sops.TreeItem{
+						Key:   sops.Comment{Value: "This is an example ini file."},
+						Value: nil,
+					},
+					sops.TreeItem{
+						Key:   "hello",
+						Value: "Welcome to SOPS! Edit this file as you please!",
+					},
+					sops.TreeItem{
+						Key:   "example_key",
+						Value: "example_value",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
 // Store handles storage of ini data.
 type Store struct {
 }