diff --git a/ci/requirements/doc.yml b/ci/requirements/doc.yml
index 0559f393bd0..2f34ab8bf36 100644
--- a/ci/requirements/doc.yml
+++ b/ci/requirements/doc.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ dependencies:
   - iris
   - jupyter_client
   - jupyter_sphinx
+  - jupyterlite-sphinx
+  - jupyterlite-pyodide-kernel
   - matplotlib-base
   - nbsphinx
   - ncdata
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 4c1c7482247..f9c32140ed8 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "sphinx_design",
     "sphinx_inline_tabs",
     "sphinx_remove_toctrees",
+    "jupyterlite_sphinx",
 ]
 
 
@@ -181,9 +182,13 @@
     "pd.Index": "~pandas.Index",
     "pd.NaT": "~pandas.NaT",
 }
-
 autodoc_type_aliases = napoleon_type_aliases  # Keep both in sync
 
+# jupyterlite try_examples config
+global_enable_try_examples = True
+try_examples_global_button_text = "Try it in your browser!"
+try_examples_global_warning_text = "Interactive examples are experimental and may not always work as expected."
+
 # mermaid config
 mermaid_version = "10.9.1"
 
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@
 
 # List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
-exclude_patterns = ["_build", "**.ipynb_checkpoints"]
+exclude_patterns = ["_build", "**.ipynb_checkpoints", "_contents"]
 
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
diff --git a/doc/try_examples.json b/doc/try_examples.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47b9a700048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/try_examples.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "global_min_height": "400px"
+}