diff --git a/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
index a45c7189..01300b12 100644
--- a/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ target_link_libraries(anariTutorialInitFromEnv PRIVATE anari::anari)
 add_executable(anariInfo anariInfo.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(anariInfo PRIVATE anari::anari_static)
 
+option(USE_MPI "Enable MPI and Distributed Tutorial")
+if (USE_MPI)
+  find_package(MPI REQUIRED)
+  add_executable(anariDistributedTutorial anariDistributedTutorial.cpp)
+  target_link_libraries(anariDistributedTutorial PRIVATE anari::anari stb_image MPI::MPI_CXX)
+endif()
+
 if (IN_SDK_SOURCE_TREE)
   install(TARGETS anariInfo RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 
diff --git a/examples/simple/anariDistributedTutorial.cpp b/examples/simple/anariDistributedTutorial.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b71b074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/simple/anariDistributedTutorial.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Khronos Group
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <mpi.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <array>
+
+// anari
+#define ANARI_EXTENSION_UTILITY_IMPL
+#include "anari/anari_cpp.hpp"
+#include "anari/anari_cpp/ext/std.h"
+// stb_image
+#include "stb_image_write.h"
+
+using namespace anari::std_types;
+
+static void statusFunc(const void *userData,
+    ANARIDevice device,
+    ANARIObject source,
+    ANARIDataType sourceType,
+    ANARIStatusSeverity severity,
+    ANARIStatusCode code,
+    const char *message)
+{
+  (void)userData;
+  (void)device;
+  (void)source;
+  (void)sourceType;
+  (void)code;
+  if (severity == ANARI_SEVERITY_FATAL_ERROR) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[FATAL] %s\n", message);
+  } else if (severity == ANARI_SEVERITY_ERROR) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[ERROR] %s\n", message);
+  } else if (severity == ANARI_SEVERITY_WARNING) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[WARN ] %s\n", message);
+  } else if (severity == ANARI_SEVERITY_PERFORMANCE_WARNING) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[PERF ] %s\n", message);
+  } else if (severity == ANARI_SEVERITY_INFO) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[INFO ] %s\n", message);
+  } else if (severity == ANARI_SEVERITY_DEBUG) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "[DEBUG] %s\n", message);
+  }
+}
+
+static void onFrameCompletion(const void *, anari::Device d, anari::Frame f)
+{
+  printf("anari::Device(%p) finished rendering anari::Frame(%p)!\n", d, f);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  int mpiThreadCapability = 0;
+  MPI_Init_thread(&argc, &argv, MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE, &mpiThreadCapability);
+  if (mpiThreadCapability != MPI_THREAD_MULTIPLE
+      && mpiThreadCapability != MPI_THREAD_SERIALIZED) {
+    fprintf(stderr,
+        "MPI runtime must support either thread multiple or thread serialized.\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  int mpiRank = 0;
+  int mpiWorldSize = 0;
+  MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpiRank);
+  MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpiWorldSize);
+
+  // image size
+  uvec2 imgSize = {1024 /*width*/, 768 /*height*/};
+
+  // camera
+  vec3 cam_pos{(mpiWorldSize + 1.f) / 2.f, 0.5f, -mpiWorldSize * 0.5f};
+  vec3 cam_up{0.f, 1.f, 0.f};
+  vec3 cam_view{0.f, 0.f, 1.f};
+
+  // all ranks specify the same rendering parameters, with the exception of
+  // the data to be rendered, which is distributed among the ranks
+  // triangle mesh data
+  vec3 vertex[] = {{(float)mpiRank, 0.0f, 3.5f},
+      {(float)mpiRank, 1.0f, 3.0f},
+      {mpiRank + 1.f, 0.0f, 3.0f},
+      {mpiRank + 1.f, 1.0f, 2.5f}};
+  vec4 color[] = {{0.0f, 0.0f, (mpiRank + 1.f) / mpiWorldSize, 1.0f},
+      {0.0f, 0.0f, (mpiRank + 1.f) / mpiWorldSize, 1.0f},
+      {0.0f, 0.0f, (mpiRank + 1.f) / mpiWorldSize, 1.0f},
+      {0.0f, 0.0f, (mpiRank + 1.f) / mpiWorldSize, 1.0f}};
+  uvec3 index[] = {{0, 1, 2}, {1, 2, 3}};
+
+  anari::Library lib = anari::loadLibrary("environment", statusFunc);
+
+  anari::Extensions extensions =
+      anari::extension::getDeviceExtensionStruct(lib, "default");
+
+  if (!extensions.ANARI_KHR_GEOMETRY_TRIANGLE)
+    printf("WARNING: device doesn't support ANARI_KHR_GEOMETRY_TRIANGLE\n");
+  if (!extensions.ANARI_KHR_CAMERA_PERSPECTIVE)
+    printf("WARNING: device doesn't support ANARI_KHR_CAMERA_PERSPECTIVE\n");
+  if (!extensions.ANARI_KHR_MATERIAL_MATTE)
+    printf("WARNING: device doesn't support ANARI_KHR_MATERIAL_MATTE\n");
+  if (!extensions.ANARI_KHR_FRAME_COMPLETION_CALLBACK) {
+    printf(
+        "INFO: device doesn't support ANARI_KHR_FRAME_COMPLETION_CALLBACK\n");
+  }
+
+  anari::Device d = anari::newDevice(lib, "distributed");
+
+  // create and setup camera
+  auto camera = anari::newObject<anari::Camera>(d, "perspective");
+  anari::setParameter(
+      d, camera, "aspect", (float)imgSize[0] / (float)imgSize[1]);
+  anari::setParameter(d, camera, "position", cam_pos);
+  anari::setParameter(d, camera, "direction", cam_view);
+  anari::setParameter(d, camera, "up", cam_up);
+  anari::commitParameters(
+      d, camera); // commit objects to indicate setting parameters is done
+
+  // create and setup surface and mesh
+  auto mesh = anari::newObject<anari::Geometry>(d, "triangle");
+  anari::setParameterArray1D(d, mesh, "vertex.position", vertex, 4);
+  anari::setParameterArray1D(d, mesh, "vertex.color", color, 4);
+  anari::setParameterArray1D(d, mesh, "primitive.index", index, 2);
+  anari::commitParameters(d, mesh);
+
+  auto mat = anari::newObject<anari::Material>(d, "matte");
+  anari::setParameter(d, mat, "color", "color");
+  anari::commitParameters(d, mat);
+
+  // put the mesh into a surface
+  auto surface = anari::newObject<anari::Surface>(d);
+  anari::setAndReleaseParameter(d, surface, "geometry", mesh);
+  anari::setAndReleaseParameter(d, surface, "material", mat);
+  anari::commitParameters(d, surface);
+
+  // put the surface directly onto the world
+  auto world = anari::newObject<anari::World>(d);
+  anari::setParameterArray1D(d, world, "surface", &surface, 1);
+  anari::release(d, surface);
+  anari::commitParameters(d, world);
+
+  auto renderer = anari::newObject<anari::Renderer>(d, "default");
+  anari::commitParameters(d, renderer);
+
+  // create and setup frame
+  auto frame = anari::newObject<anari::Frame>(d);
+  anari::setParameter(d, frame, "size", imgSize);
+  anari::setParameter(d, frame, "channel.color", ANARI_UFIXED8_RGBA_SRGB);
+  anari::setAndReleaseParameter(d, frame, "renderer", renderer);
+  anari::setAndReleaseParameter(d, frame, "camera", camera);
+  anari::setAndReleaseParameter(d, frame, "world", world);
+  anari::setParameter(d,
+      frame,
+      "frameCompletionCallback",
+      (anari::FrameCompletionCallback)onFrameCompletion);
+  anari::commitParameters(d, frame);
+
+  // render one frame
+  anari::render(d, frame);
+  anari::wait(d, frame);
+
+  // on rank 0, access frame and write its content as PNG file
+  if (mpiRank == 0) {
+    auto fb = anari::map<uint32_t>(d, frame, "channel.color");
+    stbi_flip_vertically_on_write(1);
+    stbi_write_png("tutorialDistributed.png",
+        int(fb.width),
+        int(fb.height),
+        4,
+        fb.data,
+        4 * int(fb.width));
+    anari::unmap(d, frame, "channel.color");
+  }
+
+  // final cleanups
+  anari::release(d, frame);
+  anari::release(d, d);
+  anari::unloadLibrary(lib);
+
+  MPI_Finalize();
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/examples/simple/anariTutorial.cpp b/examples/simple/anariTutorial.cpp
index af29a07c..b40f4f21 100644
--- a/examples/simple/anariTutorial.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple/anariTutorial.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
   anari::commitParameters(d, frame);
 
-  printf("rendering frame to firstFrame.png...\n");
+  printf("rendering frame to tutorial_cpp.png...\n");
 
   // render one frame
   anari::render(d, frame);