diff --git a/grails-cli/src/test/groovy/org/grails/forge/cli/command/CreateAppCommandSpec.groovy b/grails-cli/src/test/groovy/org/grails/forge/cli/command/CreateAppCommandSpec.groovy
index 9dbde36f..2eb3343a 100644
--- a/grails-cli/src/test/groovy/org/grails/forge/cli/command/CreateAppCommandSpec.groovy
+++ b/grails-cli/src/test/groovy/org/grails/forge/cli/command/CreateAppCommandSpec.groovy
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ package org.grails.forge.cli.command
 import io.micronaut.configuration.picocli.PicocliRunner
 import io.micronaut.context.ApplicationContext
 import io.micronaut.context.env.Environment
+import org.grails.forge.application.ApplicationType
 import org.grails.forge.application.WebAvailableFeatures
+import org.grails.forge.cli.CodeGenConfig
 import org.grails.forge.cli.CommandFixture
 import org.grails.forge.cli.CommandSpec
+import org.grails.forge.io.ConsoleOutput
 import spock.lang.AutoCleanup
 import spock.lang.Shared
 
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 af11b2a9..420b8c9f 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
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public void apply(GeneratorContext generatorContext) {
             generatorContext.addTemplate("plugin", new RockerTemplate(generatorContext.getSourcePath("/{packagePath}/{className}GrailsPlugin"),
                     plugin.template(generatorContext.getProject(), applicationType)));
         }
+        generatorContext.addTemplate("bootStrap", new RockerTemplate("grails-app/init/{packagePath}/BootStrap.groovy", bootStrap.template(generatorContext.getProject())));
     }
 
     protected boolean shouldGenerateApplicationFile(ApplicationType applicationType, GeneratorContext generatorContext) {
diff --git a/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/groovy/bootStrap.rocker.raw b/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/groovy/bootStrap.rocker.raw
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a214b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/grails-forge-core/src/main/java/org/grails/forge/feature/lang/groovy/bootStrap.rocker.raw
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@import org.grails.forge.application.Project
+
+@args(Project project)
+
+package @project.getPackageName()
+
+class BootStrap {
+
+    def init = { servletContext ->
+    }
+    def destroy = {
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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 a7e1b071..41766499 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
@@ -99,4 +99,18 @@ class GrailsApplicationSpec extends BeanContextSpec implements CommandOutputFixt
         expect:
         buildGradle.contains("war")
     }
+
+    @Unroll
+    void "test BootStrap.groovy is present for application type #applicationType"() {
+
+        when:
+        def output = generate(applicationType)
+
+        then:
+        output.containsKey("grails-app/init/example/grails/BootStrap.groovy")
+
+        where:
+        applicationType << ApplicationType.values().toList()
+
+    }
 }