diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce7b2a4..d5c1f5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -298,28 +298,12 @@ in pkgs.poetry2nix.mkPoetryApplication {
 
 ## Using the flake
 
-For the experimental flakes functionality we provide poetry2nix as a flake providing an overlay
-to use with [nixpkgs](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual).
+For the experimental flakes functionality we provide _poetry2nix_ as a flake providing an overlay
+to use with [nixpkgs](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual). Additionally, the flake provides
+a flake template to quickly start using _poetry2nix_ in a project:
 
-#### Example
-
-```nix
-{
-    description = "Your flake using poetry2nix";
-
-    inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs";
-    inputs.utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
-    inputs.poetry2nix-src.url = "github:nix-community/poetry2nix";
-
-    outputs = {nixpkgs, utils, poetry2nix-src, self}: utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: let
-
-      pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; overlays = [ poetry2nix-src.overlay ]; };
-
-    in
-      {
-         # use pkgs.poetry2nix here.
-      });
-  }
+```sh
+nix flake --template github:nix-community/poetry2nix
 ```
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 669def1..d2d1726 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,18 @@
   inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs";
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils }:
-    {
+    rec {
       overlay = import ./overlay.nix;
+
+      templates = {
+        app = {
+          path = ./templates/app;
+          description = "An example of a NixOS container";
+        };
+      };
+
+      defaultTemplate = templates.app;
+
     } // (flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
       let
         pkgs = import nixpkgs {
diff --git a/templates/app/flake.nix b/templates/app/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e87172d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/app/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+  description = "Application packaged using poetry2nix";
+
+  inputs.flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs";
+  inputs.poetry2nix.url = "github:nix-community/poetry2nix";
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils, poetry2nix }:
+    {
+      # Nixpkgs overlay providing the application
+      overlay = nixpkgs.lib.composeManyExtensions [
+        poetry2nix.overlay
+        (final: prev: {
+          # The application
+          myapp = prev.poetry2nix.mkPoetryApplication {
+            projectDir = ./.;
+          };
+        })
+      ];
+    } // (flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
+      let
+        pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+          inherit system;
+          overlays = [ self.overlay ];
+        };
+      in
+      rec {
+        apps = {
+          myapp = pkgs.myapp;
+        };
+
+        defaultApp = apps.myapp;
+      }));
+}