diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ Please read the description at the top of each example for more information
 about what the script does and any prerequisites. Most scripts also include
 comments throughout the code.
 
+## Available Examples
+
+- pod_logs.py — basic (blocking) pod log streaming example
+- pod_logs_non_blocking.py — non-blocking streaming of pod logs with graceful shutdown
+
 ## Setup
 
 These scripts require Python 2.7 or 3.5+ and the Kubernetes client which can be
diff --git a/examples/pod_logs_non_blocking.py b/examples/pod_logs_non_blocking.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/pod_logs_non_blocking.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+"""
+Non-blocking pod log streaming example.
+
+Demonstrates how to stream Kubernetes pod logs without blocking indefinitely
+by using socket timeouts and graceful shutdown.
+"""
+
+import threading
+import time
+import socket
+from kubernetes import client, config
+from urllib3.exceptions import ReadTimeoutError
+
+stop_event = threading.Event()
+
+
+def stream_logs():
+    config.load_kube_config()
+    v1 = client.CoreV1Api()
+
+    resp = v1.read_namespaced_pod_log(
+        name="log-demo",
+        namespace="default",
+        follow=True,
+        _preload_content=False
+    )
+
+    # 👇 make socket non-blocking with timeout
+    resp._fp.fp.raw._sock.settimeout(1)
+
+    try:
+        while not stop_event.is_set():
+            try:
+                data = resp.read(1024)
+                if data:
+                    print(data.decode(), end="")
+            except (socket.timeout, ReadTimeoutError):
+                continue
+    finally:
+        resp.close()
+        print("\nLog streaming stopped cleanly.")
+
+
+t = threading.Thread(target=stream_logs)
+t.start()
+
+try:
+    time.sleep(15)
+finally:
+    stop_event.set()
+    t.join()