diff --git a/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/examples/helloworld/cdi2se/HelloWorldResource.java b/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/examples/helloworld/cdi2se/HelloWorldResource.java
index ce9cba1fa34..bf2fcfe82af 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/examples/helloworld/cdi2se/HelloWorldResource.java
+++ b/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/src/main/java/org/glassfish/jersey/examples/helloworld/cdi2se/HelloWorldResource.java
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
 import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Context;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.SecurityContext;
 
 import static java.util.Optional.ofNullable;
@@ -40,16 +44,28 @@ public class HelloWorldResource {
     @Path("{name}")
     @Produces("text/plain")
     public String getHello(@PathParam("name") String name, @Context SecurityContext sc) {
+        return hello(sc, name);
+    }
+
+    @POST
+    @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
+    @Consumes(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
+    public String postHello(@NotNull @Size(min=1) String name, @Context SecurityContext sc) {
+        return hello(sc, name);
+    }
+
+    private String hello(SecurityContext sc, String name) {
         final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(this.helloBean.hello(name));
 
         ofNullable(sc.getUserPrincipal())
-                .map(Principal::getName)
-                .ifPresent(p -> {
-                    sb.append("(");
-                    sb.append(p);
-                    sb.append(")");
-                });
+            .map(Principal::getName)
+            .ifPresent(p -> {
+                sb.append("(");
+                sb.append(p);
+                sb.append(")");
+            });
 
         return sb.toString();
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/examples/helloworld/cdi2se/HelloWorldTest.java b/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/examples/helloworld/cdi2se/HelloWorldTest.java
index 0bba28a7162..bc50c9c1531 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/examples/helloworld/cdi2se/HelloWorldTest.java
+++ b/examples/helloworld-cdi2-se/src/test/java/org/glassfish/jersey/examples/helloworld/cdi2se/HelloWorldTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2018 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2019 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 import org.glassfish.jersey.test.JerseyTest;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 /**
@@ -31,4 +35,17 @@ public void testHello() throws InterruptedException {
         String response = target().path(App.ROOT_HELLO_PATH).path("James").request().get(String.class);
         assertEquals("Hello James", response);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHelloValid() throws InterruptedException {
+        String response = target().path(App.ROOT_HELLO_PATH).request().post(Entity.text("James")).readEntity(String.class);
+        assertEquals("Hello James", response);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHelloInvalid() throws InterruptedException {
+        Response response = target().path(App.ROOT_HELLO_PATH).request().post(Entity.text(""));
+
+        assertEquals(400, response.getStatus());
+    }
 }