diff --git a/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/grails/templates/plugin.rocker.raw b/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/grails/templates/plugin.rocker.raw
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9032f2fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/grails/templates/plugin.rocker.raw
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+@import org.grails.forge.application.Project
+@import org.grails.forge.application.ApplicationType
+@import org.grails.forge.util.VersionInfo
+
+@args(Project project, ApplicationType applicationType)
+
+@grailsVersion => { @VersionInfo.getGrailsVersion() }
+
+package @project.getPackageName()
+
+import grails.plugins.*
+
+class @project.getClassName()GrailsPlugin extends Plugin {
+
+    // the version or versions of Grails the plugin is designed for
+       def grailsVersion = "@grailsVersion > *"
+       // resources that are excluded from plugin packaging
+       def pluginExcludes = [
+           "grails-app/views/error.gsp"
+       ]
+
+       // TODO Fill in these fields
+       def title = "@project.getNaturalName()" // Headline display name of the plugin
+       def author = "Your name"
+       def authorEmail = ""
+       def description = '''\
+   Brief summary/description of the plugin.
+   '''
+   @if(applicationType == ApplicationType.WEB_PLUGIN) {
+       def profiles = ['web']
+   }
+
+   // URL to the plugin's documentation
+       def documentation = "https://grails.github.io/@project.getClassName()/"
+
+       // Extra (optional) plugin metadata
+
+       // License: one of 'APACHE', 'GPL2', 'GPL3'
+   //    def license = "APACHE"
+
+       // Details of company behind the plugin (if there is one)
+   //    def organization = [ name: "My Company", url: "https://www.my-company.com/" ]
+
+       // Any additional developers beyond the author specified above.
+   //    def developers = [ [ name: "Joe Bloggs", email: "joe@@bloggs.net" ]]
+
+       // Location of the plugin's issue tracker.
+   //    def issueManagement = [ system: "GitHub", url: "https://github.com/grails/@project.getClassName()/issues" ]
+
+       // Online location of the plugin's browseable source code.
+   //    def scm = [ url: "https://github.com/grails/@project.getClassName()" ]
+
+       Closure doWithSpring() { {->
+               // TODO Implement runtime spring config (optional)
+           }
+       }
+
+       void doWithDynamicMethods() {
+           // TODO Implement registering dynamic methods to classes (optional)
+       }
+
+       void doWithApplicationContext() {
+           // TODO Implement post initialization spring config (optional)
+       }
+
+       void onChange(Map<String, Object> event) {
+           // TODO Implement code that is executed when any artefact that this plugin is
+           // watching is modified and reloaded. The event contains: event.source,
+           // event.application, event.manager, event.ctx, and event.plugin.
+       }
+
+       void onConfigChange(Map<String, Object> event) {
+           // TODO Implement code that is executed when the project configuration changes.
+           // The event is the same as for 'onChange'.
+       }
+
+       void onShutdown(Map<String, Object> event) {
+           // TODO Implement code that is executed when the application shuts down (optional)
+       }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/grails/templates/urlMappings.rocker.raw b/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/grails/templates/urlMappings.rocker.raw
index d1eeb0d1..dc0903bc 100644
--- a/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/grails/templates/urlMappings.rocker.raw
+++ b/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/grails/templates/urlMappings.rocker.raw
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class UrlMappings {
         post "/$controller(.$format)?"(action:"save")
         put "/$controller/$id(.$format)?"(action:"update")
         patch "/$controller/$id(.$format)?"(action:"patch")
+        "/"(controller: 'application', action:'index')
 }
         "500"(view:'/error')
         "404"(view:'/notFound')
diff --git a/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/groovy/GrailsApplication.java b/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/groovy/GrailsApplication.java
index 0fc24440..fefefa46 100644
--- a/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/groovy/GrailsApplication.java
+++ b/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/groovy/GrailsApplication.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.grails.forge.build.gradle.GradlePlugin;
 import org.grails.forge.feature.DefaultFeature;
 import org.grails.forge.feature.Feature;
+import org.grails.forge.feature.grails.templates.plugin;
 import org.grails.forge.options.Options;
 import org.grails.forge.template.RockerTemplate;
 
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ public void apply(GeneratorContext generatorContext) {
             generatorContext.addTemplate("application", new RockerTemplate(getPath(),
                     application.template(applicationType, generatorContext.getProject(), generatorContext.getFeatures())));
         }
+        if (applicationType == ApplicationType.PLUGIN || applicationType == ApplicationType.WEB_PLUGIN) {
+            generatorContext.addTemplate("plugin", new RockerTemplate(generatorContext.getSourcePath("/{packagePath}/{className}GrailsPlugin"),
+                    plugin.template(generatorContext.getProject(), applicationType)));
+        }
     }
 
     protected boolean shouldGenerateApplicationFile(ApplicationType applicationType, GeneratorContext generatorContext) {
diff --git a/grails-forge-core/src/test/groovy/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/GrailsApplicationSpec.groovy b/grails-forge-core/src/test/groovy/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/GrailsApplicationSpec.groovy
index 86b272c9..08a4cab3 100644
--- a/grails-forge-core/src/test/groovy/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/GrailsApplicationSpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-forge-core/src/test/groovy/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/GrailsApplicationSpec.groovy
@@ -49,6 +49,29 @@ class GrailsApplicationSpec extends BeanContextSpec implements CommandOutputFixt
         applicationType << [ApplicationType.PLUGIN, ApplicationType.WEB_PLUGIN]
     }
 
+    void "PluginDescriptor is generated for #applicationType application type"() {
+        when:
+        def output = generate(applicationType)
+
+        then:
+        output.containsKey('src/main/groovy/example/grails/FooGrailsPlugin.groovy')
+        def pluginGroovy = output.get("src/main/groovy/example/grails/FooGrailsPlugin.groovy")
+
+        where:
+        applicationType << [ApplicationType.PLUGIN, ApplicationType.WEB_PLUGIN]
+    }
+
+    void "PluginDescriptor is NOT generated for #applicationType application type"() {
+        when:
+        def output = generate(applicationType)
+
+        then:
+        !output.containsKey('src/main/groovy/example/grails/FooGrailsPlugin.groovy')
+
+        where:
+        applicationType << [ApplicationType.WEB, ApplicationType.REST_API]
+    }
+
     void "test build plugins"() {
         given:
         final def output = generate(ApplicationType.WEB, new Options(TestFramework.SPOCK, JdkVersion.JDK_11))