diff --git a/app_templates/CMakeLists.txt b/app_templates/CMakeLists.txt
index 919412e363..ec3311357e 100644
--- a/app_templates/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app_templates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 kdevplatform_add_app_templates(
     cpp/CMake/cmake_plaincpp
     cpp/CMake/cmake_qt4core
     cpp/CMake/cmake_qt4core_qtest
     cpp/CMake/cmake_qt4gui
     cpp/CMake/cmake_qt5guiapp
     cpp/QMake/qmake_qt4guiapp
     cpp/QMake/qt5-qml2
+    empty
 )
diff --git a/app_templates/empty/%{PROJECTDIRNAME}.kdev4 b/app_templates/empty/%{PROJECTDIRNAME}.kdev4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47921299a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app_templates/empty/%{PROJECTDIRNAME}.kdev4
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[Project]
+Name=%{APPNAME}
+Manager=KDevGenericManager
+VersionControl=%{VERSIONCONTROLPLUGIN}
diff --git a/app_templates/empty/empty.kdevtemplate b/app_templates/empty/empty.kdevtemplate
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..213083b918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app_templates/empty/empty.kdevtemplate
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[General]
+Name=Empty
+Comment=A project to fill with your ideas
+Category=Standard/Empty
+Icon=default-kdevelop
+ValidProjectName=^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]+$