diff --git a/example/dynamiclist.jl b/example/dynamiclist.jl
index fd18739..e63aaf7 100644
--- a/example/dynamiclist.jl
+++ b/example/dynamiclist.jl
@@ -1,13 +1,46 @@
 using Base.Test
 using QML
 
-qml_file = joinpath(dirname(@__FILE__), "qml", "dynamiclist.qml")
+# Julia Fruit model item. Each field is automatically a role, by default
+type Fruit
+  name::String
+  cost::Float64
+  attributes::ListModel
+end
+
+# Attributes must have a description and are nested model items
+type Attribute
+  description::String
+end
 
+# Construct using attributes from an array of QVariantMap, as in the append call in QML
+function Fruit(name, cost, attributes::Array)
+  return Fruit(name, cost, ListModel([Attribute(a["description"]) for a in attributes]))
+end
+
+# Use a view, since no ApplicationWindow is provided in the QML
 qview = init_qquickview()
 
-# Load QML after setting context properties, to avoid errors
+# Our initial data
+fruitlist = [
+  Fruit("Apple", 2.45, ListModel([Attribute("Core"), Attribute("Deciduous")])),
+  Fruit("Banana", 1.95, ListModel([Attribute("Tropical"), Attribute("Seedless")])),
+  Fruit("Cumquat", 3.25, ListModel([Attribute("Citrus")])),
+  Fruit("Durian", 9.95, ListModel([Attribute("Tropical"), Attribute("Smelly")]))]
+
+# Set a context property with our listmodel
+@qmlset qmlcontext().fruitModel = ListModel(fruitlist)
+
+# Load QML after setting context properties, to avoid errors on initialization
+qml_file = joinpath(dirname(@__FILE__), "qml", "dynamiclist.qml")
 set_source(qview, qml_file)
 QML.show(qview)
 
 # Run the application
 exec()
+
+# Show that the Julia fruitlist was modified
+println("Your fruits:")
+for f in fruitlist
+  println("  $(f.name), \$$(f.cost)")
+end
diff --git a/example/qml/dynamiclist.qml b/example/qml/dynamiclist.qml
index 19897c7..8e54bc7 100644
--- a/example/qml/dynamiclist.qml
+++ b/example/qml/dynamiclist.qml
@@ -48,39 +48,6 @@ Rectangle {
     width: 500; height: 400
     color: "#343434"
 
-    // The model:
-    ListModel {
-        id: fruitModel
-
-        ListElement {
-            name: "Apple"; cost: 2.45
-            attributes: [
-                ListElement { description: "Core" },
-                ListElement { description: "Deciduous" }
-            ]
-        }
-        ListElement {
-            name: "Banana"; cost: 1.95
-            attributes: [
-                ListElement { description: "Tropical" },
-                ListElement { description: "Seedless" }
-            ]
-        }
-        ListElement {
-            name: "Cumquat"; cost: 3.25
-            attributes: [
-                ListElement { description: "Citrus" }
-            ]
-        }
-        ListElement {
-            name: "Durian"; cost: 9.95
-            attributes: [
-                ListElement { description: "Tropical" },
-                ListElement { description: "Smelly" }
-            ]
-        }
-    }
-
     // The delegate for each fruit in the model:
     Component {
         id: listDelegate