diff --git a/SampleApps/Shared/etna.kml b/SampleApps/Shared/etna.kml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..993f3704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SampleApps/Shared/etna.kml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">
+    <Folder>
+        <name>Ground Overlays</name>
+        <description>Examples of ground overlays</description>
+        <GroundOverlay>
+            <name>Large-scale overlay on terrain</name>
+            <description>Overlay shows Mount Etna erupting on July 13th, 2001.</description>
+            <Icon>
+                <href>https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/images/etna.jpg</href>
+            </Icon>
+            <LatLonBox>
+                <north>37.91904192681665</north>
+                <south>37.46543388598137</south>
+                <east>15.35832653742206</east>
+                <west>14.60128369746704</west>
+                <rotation>-0.1556640799496235</rotation>
+            </LatLonBox>
+        </GroundOverlay>
+    </Folder>
+</kml>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
index 8ca39945..96c756d9 100644
--- a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/MainPage.xaml
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@
                             </map:MapPanel.BoundingBox>
                         </Image>
                     </tools:MapLayerItem>
+                    <tools:MapLayerItem Text="Mount Etna KML">
+                        <map:GroundOverlay SourcePath="etna.kml"/>
+                    </tools:MapLayerItem>
                     <tools:MapLayerItem Text="Seamarks">
                         <map:MapTileLayer SourceName="Seamarks" MinZoomLevel="9" MaxZoomLevel="18">
                             <map:MapTileLayer.TileSource>
diff --git a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/UniversalApp.csproj b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/UniversalApp.csproj
index b17dfc0c..10a588ab 100644
--- a/SampleApps/UniversalApp/UniversalApp.csproj
+++ b/SampleApps/UniversalApp/UniversalApp.csproj
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@
     <AppxManifest Include="Package.appxmanifest">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </AppxManifest>
+    <Content Include="..\Shared\etna.kml">
+      <Link>etna.kml</Link>
+    </Content>
     <None Include="UniversalApp_TemporaryKey.pfx" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
index fd3fa924..6e23ad9d 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@
                             </map:MapPanel.BoundingBox>
                         </Image>
                     </tools:MapLayerItem>
+                    <tools:MapLayerItem Text="Mount Etna KML">
+                        <map:GroundOverlay SourcePath="etna.kml"/>
+                    </tools:MapLayerItem>
                     <tools:MapLayerItem Text="Seamarks">
                         <map:MapTileLayer SourceName="Seamarks" MinZoomLevel="9" MaxZoomLevel="18">
                             <map:MapTileLayer.TileSource>
diff --git a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/WinUiApp.csproj b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/WinUiApp.csproj
index 56d153f3..5055dbdf 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WinUiApp/WinUiApp.csproj
+++ b/SampleApps/WinUiApp/WinUiApp.csproj
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <Content Include="..\Shared\10_535_330.jpg" Link="10_535_330.jpg" />
+        <Content Include="..\Shared\etna.kml" Link="etna.kml" />
         <Content Include="Assets\SplashScreen.scale-200.png" />
         <Content Include="Assets\LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png" />
         <Content Include="Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png" />
diff --git a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
index fb111355..dfbfe390 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@
                         <Image Source="10_535_330.jpg" Stretch="Fill"
                                map:MapPanel.BoundingBox="53.54031,8.08594,53.74871,8.43750"/>
                     </tools:MapLayerItem>
+                    <tools:MapLayerItem Text="Mount Etna KML">
+                        <map:GroundOverlay SourcePath="etna.kml"/>
+                    </tools:MapLayerItem>
                     <tools:MapLayerItem Text="Seamarks" Layer="{StaticResource Seamarks}"/>
                     <tools:MapLayerItem Text="Graticule">
                         <map:MapGraticule Opacity="0.7"/>
diff --git a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/WpfApplication.csproj b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/WpfApplication.csproj
index a422c49e..412413f3 100644
--- a/SampleApps/WpfApplication/WpfApplication.csproj
+++ b/SampleApps/WpfApplication/WpfApplication.csproj
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
         <Content Include="..\Shared\10_535_330.jpg" Link="10_535_330.jpg">
             <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
         </Content>
+        <Content Include="..\Shared\etna.kml" Link="etna.kml">
+            <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+        </Content>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net48'">