diff --git a/examples/conan_test_package/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/conan_test_package/CMakeLists.txt
index 48f109e6c..699536419 100644
--- a/examples/conan_test_package/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/conan_test_package/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 find_package(Celix REQUIRED)
 
+option(ENABLE_ADDRESS_SANITIZER "Enabled building with address sanitizer. Note for gcc libasan must be installed," OFF)
+if (ENABLE_ADDRESS_SANITIZER)
+    if("${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang")
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+    elseif ("${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU")
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-lasan -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-lasan -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+    else ()
+        message(WARNING "Address sanitizer is not supported for ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}")
+    endif ()
+endif()
+
 option(TEST_FRAMEWORK "Test Celix framework" OFF)
 if (TEST_FRAMEWORK)
     add_celix_bundle(hello VERSION 1.0.0 SOURCES hello_bundle.c)
diff --git a/examples/conan_test_package/conanfile.py b/examples/conan_test_package/conanfile.py
index 734def051..e79dbb4e9 100644
--- a/examples/conan_test_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/examples/conan_test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class TestPackageConan(ConanFile):
 
     def build(self):
         cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.definitions["ENABLE_ADDRESS_SANITIZER"] = self.options["celix"].enable_address_sanitizer
         cmake.definitions["TEST_FRAMEWORK"] = self.options["celix"].build_framework
         cmake.definitions["TEST_HTTP_ADMIN"] = self.options["celix"].build_http_admin
         cmake.definitions["TEST_LOG_SERVICE"] = self.options["celix"].build_log_service
diff --git a/examples/conan_test_package_v2/conanfile.py b/examples/conan_test_package_v2/conanfile.py
index 8bba84bba..c5a3382ea 100644
--- a/examples/conan_test_package_v2/conanfile.py
+++ b/examples/conan_test_package_v2/conanfile.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def requirements(self):
     def generate(self):
         tc = CMakeToolchain(self)
         celix_options = self.dependencies["celix"].options
+        tc.cache_variables["ENABLE_ADDRESS_SANITIZER"] = celix_options.enable_address_sanitizer
         tc.cache_variables["TEST_FRAMEWORK"] = celix_options.build_framework
         tc.cache_variables["TEST_HTTP_ADMIN"] = celix_options.build_http_admin
         tc.cache_variables["TEST_LOG_SERVICE"] = celix_options.build_log_service