diff --git a/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c b/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
index 133293cf15b..ffb3ecd4c34 100644
--- a/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
+++ b/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@
 #include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_tm.h>
+
+/* TM hierarchy IDs */
+#define TM_SHAPER_PROFILE_ID    0      /* arbitrary user-chosen ID */
+#define TM_SHARED_SHAPER_ID     0      /* unused here */
+#define TM_NODE_ID_ROOT         100    /* > number of RX queues */
+#define TM_NODE_ID_NON_LEAF     246
+#define TM_NODE_ID_QUEUE_BASE   0      /* leaf nodes use queue index 0… */
+
+/* Simple single-rate shaper params */
+static struct rte_tm_shaper_params tm_shaper_params = {
+    .peak      = { .rate = 1000000 /* 1 Mbps */}
+};
 
 #define RX_RING_SIZE 1024
 #define TX_RING_SIZE 1024
@@ -81,6 +94,86 @@ port_init(uint16_t port, struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool)
 			return retval;
 	}
 
+	/********************************************************/
+	struct rte_tm_error tm_error;
+    int status;
+
+    /* 1) Create shaper profile */
+    status = rte_tm_shaper_profile_add(port,
+                                       TM_SHAPER_PROFILE_ID,
+                                       &tm_shaper_params,
+                                       &tm_error);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+                 "TM shaper profile add failed: %d\n", status);
+    }
+
+    /* 2) Add root node (non-leaf) */
+    struct rte_tm_node_params root_params = {
+        .shaper_profile_id = TM_SHAPER_PROFILE_ID,
+        .shared_shaper_id  = TM_SHARED_SHAPER_ID,
+        .n_shared_shapers  = 0,
+        .nonleaf = {
+            .n_sp_priorities   = 1
+        }
+    };
+    status = rte_tm_node_add(port,
+                             TM_NODE_ID_ROOT,
+                             RTE_TM_NODE_ID_NULL,
+                             0, /* level */
+                             1, /* weight (unused for root) */
+                             0, /* hierarchy level = 1 */
+                             &root_params,
+                             &tm_error);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+                 "TM root node add failed: %d\n", status);
+    }
+
+	/* 2) Add non-leaf node (child of root) */
+    status = rte_tm_node_add(port,
+		TM_NODE_ID_NON_LEAF,
+		TM_NODE_ID_ROOT,
+		0, /* level */
+		1, /* weight (unused for root) */
+		1, /* hierarchy level = 1 */
+		&root_params,
+		&tm_error);
+	if (status != 0) {
+	rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+	"TM root node add failed: %d\n", status);
+	}
+
+    /* 3) Add leaf node */
+
+	struct rte_tm_node_params leaf_params = {
+		.leaf = {
+			.cman = RTE_TM_CMAN_TAIL_DROP,
+			.wred.wred_profile_id = RTE_TM_WRED_PROFILE_ID_NONE
+		}
+	};
+	status = rte_tm_node_add(port,
+								TM_NODE_ID_QUEUE_BASE,
+								TM_NODE_ID_NON_LEAF,
+								0, /* priority */
+								1, /* weight */
+								2, /* leaf-level */
+								&leaf_params,
+								&tm_error);
+	if (status != 0) {
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+					"TM leaf node %u add failed: %d %s\n", q, status, tm_error.message);
+	}
+
+    /* 4) Commit the hierarchy */
+    status = rte_tm_hierarchy_commit(port, /* clear_on_fail = */ 1, &tm_error);
+    if (status != 0) {
+        rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
+                 "TM hierarchy commit failed: %d %s\n", status, tm_error.message);
+    }
+
+	/********************************************************/
+
 	/* Starting Ethernet port. 8< */
 	retval = rte_eth_dev_start(port);
 	/* >8 End of starting of ethernet port. */