diff --git a/packages/create-app/cli-report.md b/packages/create-app/cli-report.md
index 081371b0c0..88e19d05c6 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/cli-report.md
+++ b/packages/create-app/cli-report.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Usage: backstage-create-app [options]
 
 Options:
-  --experimental-frontend
+  --next
   --path [directory]
   --skip-install
   --template-path [directory]
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/createApp.test.ts b/packages/create-app/src/createApp.test.ts
index e71fd76fa1..c2870851b1 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/createApp.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/createApp.test.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ describe('command entrypoint', () => {
     expect(buildAppMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it('should call expected tasks when `--experimental-frontend` is supplied', async () => {
-    const cmd = { experimentalFrontend: true } as unknown as Command;
+  it('should call expected tasks when `--next` is supplied', async () => {
+    const cmd = { next: true } as unknown as Command;
     await createApp(cmd);
     expect(checkAppExistsMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(tryInitGitRepositoryMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/createApp.ts b/packages/create-app/src/createApp.ts
index a2080bd45e..5c199258da 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/createApp.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/createApp.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default async (opts: OptionValues): Promise<void> => {
     ? paths.resolveTarget(opts.templatePath)
     : paths.resolveOwn('templates/default-app');
 
-  // If using the default template, filter out `packages/app` when the `--experimental-frontend` flag
+  // If using the default template, filter out `packages/app` when the `--next` flag
   // is used or `packages/app-next` when its not used.
   const excludedDirs = !opts.templatePath
     ? [opts.experimentalFrontend ? 'packages/app/' : 'packages/app-next/']
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/src/index.ts
index 46e9f188e4..cfa448aa1a 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/index.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ const main = (argv: string[]) => {
     .name('backstage-create-app')
     .version(version)
     .description('Creates a new app in a new directory or specified path')
-    .option(
-      '--experimental-frontend',
-      'Use the default template with the experimental frontend',
-    )
+    .option('--next', 'Use the next generation of the app template')
     .option(
       '--path [directory]',
       'Location to store the app defaulting to a new folder with the app name',
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
index 9607e9a101..457d0cf9da 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app-next/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { createApp } from '@backstage/frontend-defaults';
 import catalogPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-catalog/alpha';
+import { appModule } from './modules/app';
 
 export default createApp({
   features: [
     catalogPlugin,
+    appModule,
   ],
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app-next/src/modules/app.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app-next/src/modules/app.tsx
index 8c90362dd8..2331df6250 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app-next/src/modules/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app-next/src/modules/app.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { coreExtensionData, createFrontendModule } from "@backstage/frontend-plugin-api";
-import appPlugin from "@backstage/plugin-app";
+import { coreExtensionData, createFrontendModule } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import appPlugin from '@backstage/plugin-app';
 
 export const appModule = createFrontendModule({
   pluginId: 'app',