diff --git a/bin/backbone-generator b/bin/backbone-generator
index e57a729..2367eed 100755
--- a/bin/backbone-generator
+++ b/bin/backbone-generator
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ class BackboneGenerator < Thor
     template('app_helper.js.erb', 'public/javascripts/applications/backbone_helper.js')
   end
 
+  desc 'app-scaffold', "Generate an application scaffold"
+  def app_scaffold
+    template('app_view.js.erb', 'public/javascripts/application/app_view.js')
+    template('app_view.jst.erb', 'app/views/application/app_view.jst')
+    template('controller.js.erb', 'public/javascripts/application/controller.js')
+    template('app_view_spec.js.erb', 'spec/javascripts/application/app_view_spec.js')
+  end
+
   private
   def pluralize(string)
     singularize(string) + 's'
diff --git a/spec/bin/backbone-generator_spec.rb b/spec/bin/backbone-generator_spec.rb
index 14cae1b..a15e5c5 100644
--- a/spec/bin/backbone-generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bin/backbone-generator_spec.rb
@@ -133,4 +133,15 @@ describe 'backbone-generator' do
       File.file?(collection = 'public/javascripts/applications/backbone_helper.js').should be_true
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'application scaffold' do
+    it "should generate an application scaffold" do
+      system %{bin/backbone-generator app-scaffold}
+
+      File.file?(app = 'public/javascripts/application/app_view.js').should be_true
+      File.file?(app_view = 'app/views/application/app_view.jst').should be_true
+      File.file?(controller = 'public/javascripts/application/controller.js').should be_true
+      File.file?(spec = 'spec/javascripts/application/app_view_spec.js').should be_true
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/templates/app_view.js.erb b/templates/app_view.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f1dd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/app_view.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+var AppView = Backbone.View.extend({
+  el: '#application',
+  template: JST['application/app_view'],
+  initialize: function() {
+    _.bindAll(this, 'render');
+
+    var controller = new Controller({app: this});
+
+    Backbone.history.start();
+  },
+  render: function() {
+    $(this.el).html(this.template());
+    return this;
+  },
+});
+
diff --git a/templates/app_view.jst.erb b/templates/app_view.jst.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ec691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/app_view.jst.erb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<!-- application view goes here -->
diff --git a/templates/app_view_spec.js.erb b/templates/app_view_spec.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..331fe6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/app_view_spec.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+describe('AppView', function() {
+  var app_view;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    app_view = new AppView();
+  });
+
+  it('should render', function() {
+    expect($(app_view.render().el)).toContain('.something');
+  });
+});
+
diff --git a/templates/controller.js.erb b/templates/controller.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14fe57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/controller.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+var Controller = Backbone.Controller.extend({
+  routes: {}
+});
+