diff --git a/lib/open_api_spex/schema.ex b/lib/open_api_spex/schema.ex
index a608a85f..f39518d9 100644
--- a/lib/open_api_spex/schema.ex
+++ b/lib/open_api_spex/schema.ex
@@ -402,6 +402,21 @@ defmodule OpenApiSpex.Schema do
   def example(%Schema{type: :string, format: :"date-time"}), do: "2020-04-20T16:20:00Z"
   def example(%Schema{type: :string, format: :uuid}), do: "02ef9c5f-29e6-48fc-9ec3-7ed57ed351f6"
 
+  def example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 1}), do: "a"
+  def example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 2}), do: "ab"
+  def example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 3}), do: "abc"
+  def example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 4}), do: "abcd"
+  def example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 5}), do: "abcde"
+  def example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 6}), do: "abcdef"
+
+  def example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: min_length})
+      when is_integer(min_length) and min_length > 0,
+      do:
+        ~c"example"
+        |> Stream.cycle()
+        |> Enum.take(min_length)
+        |> to_string
+
   def example(%Schema{type: :string}), do: ""
   def example(%Schema{type: :integer} = s), do: example_for(s, :integer)
   def example(%Schema{type: :number} = s), do: example_for(s, :number)
diff --git a/test/schema_test.exs b/test/schema_test.exs
index 7e67e8cb..e44615d5 100644
--- a/test/schema_test.exs
+++ b/test/schema_test.exs
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ defmodule OpenApiSpex.SchemaTest do
       assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string}) == ""
     end
 
+    test "defaults to type-appropriate value for :string with a minLength" do
+      assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 1}) == "a"
+      assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 2}) == "ab"
+      assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 3}) == "abc"
+      assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 4}) == "abcd"
+      assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 5}) == "abcde"
+      assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 6}) == "abcdef"
+      assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 7}) == "example"
+      assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :string, minLength: 9}) == "exampleex"
+    end
+
     test "defaults to type-appropriate value for :integer, :number" do
       assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :integer}) === 0
       assert Schema.example(%Schema{type: :number}) === 0