diff --git a/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/README.md b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/README.md
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+## index pattern field editor example
+
+This example index pattern field editor app shows how to:
+ - Edit index pattern fields via flyout
+ - Delete index pattern runtime fields with modal confirm prompt
+
+To run this example, use the command `yarn start --run-examples`.
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diff --git a/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/kibana.json b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/kibana.json
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+{
+  "id": "indexPatternFieldEditorExample",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "kibanaVersion": "kibana",
+  "server": false,
+  "ui": true,
+  "requiredPlugins": ["data", "indexPatternFieldEditor", "developerExamples"],
+  "optionalPlugins": [],
+  "requiredBundles": []
+}
diff --git a/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/public/app.tsx b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/public/app.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
+import {
+  EuiPage,
+  EuiPageHeader,
+  EuiPageBody,
+  EuiPageContent,
+  EuiPageContentBody,
+  EuiButton,
+  EuiInMemoryTable,
+  EuiText,
+  DefaultItemAction,
+} from '@elastic/eui';
+import { AppMountParameters } from '../../../src/core/public';
+import {
+  DataPublicPluginStart,
+  IndexPattern,
+  IndexPatternField,
+} from '../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import { IndexPatternFieldEditorStart } from '../../../src/plugins/index_pattern_field_editor/public';
+
+interface Props {
+  indexPattern?: IndexPattern;
+  indexPatternFieldEditor: IndexPatternFieldEditorStart;
+}
+
+const IndexPatternFieldEditorExample = ({ indexPattern, indexPatternFieldEditor }: Props) => {
+  const [fields, setFields] = useState<IndexPatternField[]>(
+    indexPattern?.getNonScriptedFields() || []
+  );
+  const refreshFields = () => setFields(indexPattern?.getNonScriptedFields() || []);
+  const columns = [
+    {
+      field: 'name',
+      name: 'Field name',
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'Actions',
+      actions: [
+        {
+          name: 'Edit',
+          description: 'Edit this field',
+          icon: 'pencil',
+          type: 'icon',
+          'data-test-subj': 'editField',
+          onClick: (fld: IndexPatternField) =>
+            indexPatternFieldEditor.openEditor({
+              ctx: { indexPattern: indexPattern! },
+              fieldName: fld.name,
+              onSave: refreshFields,
+            }),
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'Delete',
+          description: 'Delete this field',
+          icon: 'trash',
+          type: 'icon',
+          'data-test-subj': 'deleteField',
+          available: (fld) => !!fld.runtimeField,
+          onClick: (fld: IndexPatternField) =>
+            indexPatternFieldEditor.openDeleteModal({
+              fieldName: fld.name,
+              ctx: {
+                indexPattern: indexPattern!,
+              },
+              onDelete: refreshFields,
+            }),
+        },
+      ] as Array<DefaultItemAction<IndexPatternField>>,
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const content = indexPattern ? (
+    <>
+      <EuiText data-test-subj="indexPatternTitle">Index pattern: {indexPattern?.title}</EuiText>
+      <div>
+        <EuiButton
+          onClick={() =>
+            indexPatternFieldEditor.openEditor({
+              ctx: { indexPattern: indexPattern! },
+              onSave: refreshFields,
+            })
+          }
+          data-test-subj="addField"
+        >
+          Add field
+        </EuiButton>
+      </div>
+      <EuiInMemoryTable<IndexPatternField>
+        items={fields}
+        columns={columns}
+        pagination={true}
+        hasActions={true}
+        sorting={{
+          sort: {
+            field: 'name',
+            direction: 'asc',
+          },
+        }}
+      />
+    </>
+  ) : (
+    <p>Please create an index pattern</p>
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <EuiPage>
+      <EuiPageBody>
+        <EuiPageHeader>Index pattern field editor demo</EuiPageHeader>
+        <EuiPageContent>
+          <EuiPageContentBody>{content}</EuiPageContentBody>
+        </EuiPageContent>
+      </EuiPageBody>
+    </EuiPage>
+  );
+};
+
+interface RenderAppDependencies {
+  data: DataPublicPluginStart;
+  indexPatternFieldEditor: IndexPatternFieldEditorStart;
+}
+
+export const renderApp = async (
+  { data, indexPatternFieldEditor }: RenderAppDependencies,
+  { element }: AppMountParameters
+) => {
+  const indexPattern = (await data.indexPatterns.getDefault()) || undefined;
+  ReactDOM.render(
+    <IndexPatternFieldEditorExample
+      indexPattern={indexPattern}
+      indexPatternFieldEditor={indexPatternFieldEditor}
+    />,
+    element
+  );
+
+  return () => ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(element);
+};
diff --git a/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/public/index.ts b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/public/index.ts
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+++ b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/public/index.ts
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+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { IndexPatternFieldEditorPlugin } from './plugin';
+
+export const plugin = () => new IndexPatternFieldEditorPlugin();
diff --git a/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/public/plugin.tsx b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/public/plugin.tsx
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index 00000000000000..ccbb93e3acf956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { Plugin, CoreSetup, AppMountParameters, AppNavLinkStatus } from '../../../src/core/public';
+import { DeveloperExamplesSetup } from '../../developer_examples/public';
+import { DataPublicPluginStart } from '../../../src/plugins/data/public';
+import { IndexPatternFieldEditorStart } from '../../../src/plugins/index_pattern_field_editor/public';
+
+interface StartDeps {
+  data: DataPublicPluginStart;
+  indexPatternFieldEditor: IndexPatternFieldEditorStart;
+}
+
+interface SetupDeps {
+  developerExamples: DeveloperExamplesSetup;
+}
+
+export class IndexPatternFieldEditorPlugin implements Plugin<void, void, SetupDeps, StartDeps> {
+  public setup(core: CoreSetup<StartDeps>, deps: SetupDeps) {
+    core.application.register({
+      id: 'indexPatternFieldEditorExample',
+      title: 'Index pattern field editor example',
+      navLinkStatus: AppNavLinkStatus.hidden,
+      async mount(params: AppMountParameters) {
+        const [, depsStart] = await core.getStartServices();
+        const { renderApp } = await import('./app');
+        return renderApp(depsStart, params);
+      },
+    });
+
+    deps.developerExamples.register({
+      appId: 'indexPatternFieldEditorExample',
+      title: 'Index pattern field editor',
+      description: `IndexPatternFieldEditor provides a UI for editing index pattern fields directly from Kibana apps.  This example plugin demonstrates integration.`,
+      links: [
+        {
+          label: 'README',
+          href:
+            'https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/master/src/plugins/index_pattern_field_editor/README.md',
+          iconType: 'logoGithub',
+          size: 's',
+          target: '_blank',
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+
+  public start() {}
+
+  public stop() {}
+}
diff --git a/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/tsconfig.json b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/tsconfig.json
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index 00000000000000..1f6d52ed5260e4
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+++ b/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/tsconfig.json
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+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "./target",
+    "skipLibCheck": true
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "index.ts",
+    "public/**/*.ts",
+    "public/**/*.tsx",
+    "../../typings/**/*",
+  ],
+  "exclude": [],
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "../../src/core/tsconfig.json" },
+    { "path": "../../src/plugins/kibana_react/tsconfig.json" },
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/test/examples/config.js b/test/examples/config.js
index cb6c487c564c3b..d47748e5f22a97 100644
--- a/test/examples/config.js
+++ b/test/examples/config.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
       require.resolve('./state_sync'),
       require.resolve('./routing'),
       require.resolve('./expressions_explorer'),
+      require.resolve('./index_pattern_field_editor_example'),
     ],
     services: {
       ...functionalConfig.get('services'),
diff --git a/test/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/index.ts b/test/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/index.ts
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index 00000000000000..0cd23a33c84762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { PluginFunctionalProviderContext } from 'test/plugin_functional/services';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+export default function ({
+  getService,
+  getPageObjects,
+  loadTestFile,
+}: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
+  const browser = getService('browser');
+  const es = getService('es');
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'header', 'settings']);
+
+  describe('index pattern field editor example', function () {
+    this.tags('ciGroup2');
+    before(async () => {
+      await browser.setWindowSize(1300, 900);
+      await es.transport.request({
+        path: '/blogs/_doc',
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: { user: 'matt', message: 20 },
+      });
+
+      await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
+      await PageObjects.settings.createIndexPattern('blogs', null);
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('indexPatternFieldEditorExample');
+    });
+
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./index_pattern_field_editor_example'));
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/index_pattern_field_editor_example.ts b/test/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/index_pattern_field_editor_example.ts
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index 00000000000000..5744c8e64f5c11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples/index_pattern_field_editor_example/index_pattern_field_editor_example.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { PluginFunctionalProviderContext } from 'test/plugin_functional/services';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
+export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
+  const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    it('finds an index pattern', async () => {
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('indexPatternTitle');
+    });
+    it('opens the field editor', async () => {
+      await testSubjects.click('addField');
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('flyoutTitle');
+    });
+  });
+}