diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-buses-carry.md b/.changeset/twenty-buses-carry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00347e60d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-buses-carry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Added the Postgres Search Engine to the `create-app` template
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
index e26c788496..1ec475b0ed 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-node'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend'}}",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 239269288e..6bb9b1322d 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ backend.add(
 
 // search plugin
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend/alpha'));
+
+// search engine
+// See https://backstage.io/docs/features/search/search-engines
+backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-pg/alpha'));
+
+// search collators
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha'));