diff --git a/examples/with-reasonml/components/Counter.re b/examples/with-reasonml/components/Counter.re
index e30b4229552d3..436998c210a69 100644
--- a/examples/with-reasonml/components/Counter.re
+++ b/examples/with-reasonml/components/Counter.re
@@ -1,22 +1,38 @@
-let count = ref(0);
+/*
+    This is the set of action messages which are produced by this component.
+    * Add updates the components internal state.
+ */
+type action =
+  | Add
+
+/*
+   This is the components internal state representation. This state object
+   is unique to each instance of the component.
+ */
+type state = {
+  count: int,
+};
+
+let counterReducer = (state, action) =>
+  switch(action) {
+  | Add => { count: state.count + 1 }
+  };
 
 [@react.component]
 let make = () => {
-  let (_state, dispatch) = React.useReducer(
-    (_, _) => Js.Obj.empty(),
-    Js.Obj.empty()
-  );
-
-  let countMsg = "Count: " ++ string_of_int(count^);
+  let (state, dispatch) = React.useReducer(counterReducer, { count: 0 });
+  let (globalState, globalDispatch) = GlobalCount.useGlobalCount();
 
-  let add = () => {
-    count := count^ + 1;
-    dispatch();
-  };
+  let countMsg = "Count: " ++ string_of_int(state.count);
+  let persistentCountMsg = "Persistent Count " ++ string_of_int(globalState);
 
   <div>
     <p> {ReasonReact.string(countMsg)} </p>
-    <button onClick={_ => add()}> {React.string("Add")} </button>
+    <button onClick={_ => dispatch(Add)}> {React.string("Add")} </button>
+    <p> {ReasonReact.string(persistentCountMsg)} </p>
+    <button onClick={_ => globalDispatch(GlobalCount.Increment)}>
+      {React.string("Add")}
+    </button>
   </div>;
 };
 
diff --git a/examples/with-reasonml/components/GlobalCount.re b/examples/with-reasonml/components/GlobalCount.re
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5afeb964eb488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/with-reasonml/components/GlobalCount.re
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+    ## Global Count
+    This captures the count globally so that it will be persisted across
+    the `Index` and `About` pages.  This replicates the functionality
+    of the shared-modules example.
+ */
+type t = ref(int);
+
+type action =
+  | Increment;
+
+let current = ref(0);
+
+let increment = () => {
+  current := current^ + 1;
+  current;
+};
+
+let reducer = (_state, action) => {
+  switch(action) {
+  | Increment =>
+    let updated = increment();
+    updated^
+  }
+};
+
+let useGlobalCount = () => React.useReducer(reducer, current^);