diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 include(ECMQtDeclareLoggingCategory)
 include(ECMAddQch)
 include(KDEFrameworkCompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
+include(KDEPackageAppTemplates)
 
 set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE_INSTALL_CMAKEPACKAGEDIR}/KF5Kirigami2")
 
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@
 
 add_definitions(-DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x050d00)
 add_subdirectory(src)
+add_subdirectory(templates)
 
 if (BUILD_EXAMPLES AND NOT STATIC_LIBRARY)
     add_subdirectory(examples)
diff --git a/templates/CMakeLists.txt b/templates/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set(apptemplate_DIRS kirigami)
+
+kde_package_app_templates(TEMPLATES ${apptemplate_DIRS} INSTALL_DIR ${KDE_INSTALL_KTEMPLATESDIR})
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/CMakeLists.txt b/templates/kirigami/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kirigami/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+project(%{APPNAMELC})
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)
+
+include(FeatureSummary)
+
+################# set KDE specific information #################
+find_package(ECM 0.0.8 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+
+# where to look first for cmake modules, before ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/ is checked
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH} ${ECM_MODULE_PATH})
+
+include(KDEInstallDirs)
+include(KDECMakeSettings)
+include(KDECompilerSettings NO_POLICY_SCOPE)
+include(ECMSetupVersion)
+include(ECMGenerateHeaders)
+include(ECMPoQmTools)
+
+################# Find dependencies #################
+find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Gui Qml QuickControls2 Svg)
+find_package(KF5Kirigami2)
+find_package(KF5I18n)
+
+################# Enable C++11 features for clang and gcc #################
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+
+################# build and install #################
+add_subdirectory(src)
+
+install(PROGRAMS org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}.desktop DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_APPDIR})
+install(FILES org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_METAINFODIR})
+
+feature_summary(WHAT ALL INCLUDE_QUIET_PACKAGES FATAL_ON_MISSING_REQUIRED_PACKAGES)
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/kirigami-app.png b/templates/kirigami/kirigami-app.png
new file mode 100644
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/kirigami.kdevtemplate b/templates/kirigami/kirigami.kdevtemplate
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kirigami/kirigami.kdevtemplate
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# KDE Config File
+[General]
+Name=Kirigami Application
+Comment=Touch friendly application using Qt Quick Controls 2 and Kirigami
+
+Category=Qt/Graphical
+Icon=kirigami-app.png
+ShowFilesAfterGeneration=src/main.cpp
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}.appdata.xml b/templates/kirigami/org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}.appdata.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kirigami/org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}.appdata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<component type="desktop-application">
+  <id>org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}</id>
+  <name>Kirigami Application</name>
+  <summary>A short summary describing what this software is about</summary>
+  <metadata_license>A permissive license for this metadata, e.g. "FSFAP"</metadata_license>
+  <project_license>The license of this software as SPDX string, e.g. "GPL-3+"</project_license>
+  <developer_name>The software vendor name, e.g. "ACME Corporation"</developer_name>
+  <description>
+    <p>Multiple paragraphs of long description, describing this software component.</p>
+    <p>You can also use ordered and unordered lists:</p>
+    <ul>
+      <li>Feature 1</li>
+      <li>Feature 2</li>
+    </ul>
+    <p>Keep in mind to XML-escape characters, and that this is not HTML markup.</p>
+  </description>
+</component>
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}.desktop b/templates/kirigami/org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}.desktop
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kirigami/org.kde.%{APPNAMELC}.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=%{APPNAME}
+Comment=%{APPNAME} Kirigami Application
+Version=1.0
+Exec=%{APPNAMELC}
+MimeType=application/x-%{APPNAMELC};
+Icon=applications-development
+Type=Application
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Qt;KDE;
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/src/CMakeLists.txt b/templates/kirigami/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kirigami/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+qt5_add_resources(%{APPNAMELC}_SRCS resources.qrc)
+add_executable(%{APPNAMELC} main.cpp ${%{APPNAMELC}_SRCS})
+target_link_libraries(%{APPNAMELC} Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Qml Qt5::Quick Qt5::QuickControls2 Qt5::Svg KF5::I18n)
+install(TARGETS %{APPNAMELC} ${KF5_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/src/contents/ui/main.qml b/templates/kirigami/src/contents/ui/main.qml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kirigami/src/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import QtQuick 2.1
+import org.kde.kirigami 2.4 as Kirigami
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.0 as Controls
+
+Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
+    id: root
+
+    title: i18n("%{APPNAME}")
+
+    globalDrawer: Kirigami.GlobalDrawer {
+        title: i18n("%{APPNAME}")
+        titleIcon: "applications-graphics"
+        actions: [
+            Kirigami.Action {
+                text: i18n("View")
+                iconName: "view-list-icons"
+                Kirigami.Action {
+                    text: i18n("View Action 1")
+                    onTriggered: showPassiveNotification(i18n("View Action 1 clicked"))
+                }
+                Kirigami.Action {
+                    text: i18n("View Action 2")
+                    onTriggered: showPassiveNotification(i18n("View Action 2 clicked"))
+                }
+            },
+            Kirigami.Action {
+                text: i18n("Action 1")
+                onTriggered: showPassiveNotification(i18n("Action 1 clicked"))
+            },
+            Kirigami.Action {
+                text: i18n("Action 2")
+                onTriggered: showPassiveNotification(i18n("Action 2 clicked"))
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
+    contextDrawer: Kirigami.ContextDrawer {
+        id: contextDrawer
+    }
+
+    pageStack.initialPage: mainPageComponent
+
+    Component {
+        id: mainPageComponent
+
+        Kirigami.Page {
+            title: i18n("%{APPNAME}")
+
+            actions {
+                main: Kirigami.Action {
+                    iconName: "go-home"
+                    onTriggered: showPassiveNotification(i18n("Main action triggered"))
+                }
+                left: Kirigami.Action {
+                    iconName: "go-previous"
+                    onTriggered: showPassiveNotification(i18n("Left action triggered"))
+                }
+                right: Kirigami.Action {
+                    iconName: "go-next"
+                    onTriggered: showPassiveNotification(i18n("Right action triggered"))
+                }
+                contextualActions: [
+                    Kirigami.Action {
+                        text: i18n("Contextual Action 1")
+                        iconName: "bookmarks"
+                        onTriggered: showPassiveNotification(i18n("Contextual action 1 clicked"))
+                    },
+                    Kirigami.Action {
+                        text: i18n("Contextual Action 2")
+                        iconName: "folder"
+                        enabled: false
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/src/main.cpp b/templates/kirigami/src/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kirigami/src/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include <QtQml>
+#include <QUrl>
+#include <KLocalizedContext>
+
+Q_DECL_EXPORT int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QGuiApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName("KDE");
+    QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain("kde.org");
+    QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("%{APPNAME}");
+
+    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
+
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextObject(new KLocalizedContext(&engine));
+    engine.load(QUrl(QStringLiteral("qrc:///main.qml")));
+
+    if (engine.rootObjects().isEmpty()) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return app.exec();
+}
diff --git a/templates/kirigami/src/resources.qrc b/templates/kirigami/src/resources.qrc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kirigami/src/resources.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/">
+        <file alias="main.qml">contents/ui/main.qml</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>