diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/1040.miscellaneous.md b/doc/changelog.d/1040.miscellaneous.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26f440cfda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/1040.miscellaneous.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Doc: create beta example folder
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index e04cfe5b82..57e8cb0ca3 100755
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@
 autosummary_ignore_module_all = False
 
 
-# exclude_patterns = [
-#    "examples/gallery_examples/example_template.rst" "examples/gallery_examples/mixing_elbow.rst"
-# ]
-
 # Enable screenshots for gallery for pyvista
 pyvista.BUILDING_GALLERY = True
 
diff --git a/examples/gallery/11_solder_ball.py b/examples/gallery_beta/11_solder_ball.py
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/gallery/11_solder_ball.py
rename to examples/gallery_beta/11_solder_ball.py
diff --git a/examples/gallery_beta/README.txt b/examples/gallery_beta/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7bcf66a40f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gallery_beta/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Examples using beta APIs
+========================
+These examples use beta APIs and as such their behavior and implementation may change in future.