diff --git a/packages/cli-module-new/templates/frontend-plugin/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli-module-new/templates/frontend-plugin/package.json.hbs
index 4a37a4fa63..955c6077b8 100644
--- a/packages/cli-module-new/templates/frontend-plugin/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/cli-module-new/templates/frontend-plugin/package.json.hbs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@backstage/cli": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/cli'}}",
     "@backstage/frontend-dev-utils": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/frontend-dev-utils'}}",
+    "@backstage/frontend-defaults": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/frontend-defaults'}}",
     "@backstage/frontend-test-utils": "{{versionQuery '@backstage/frontend-test-utils'}}",
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/jest-dom' '6.0.0'}}",
     "@testing-library/react": "{{versionQuery '@testing-library/react' '14.0.0'}}",