diff --git a/Templates/DefaultProject/Template/Code/gem.json b/Templates/DefaultProject/Template/Code/gem.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b8fb3fde0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Templates/DefaultProject/Template/Code/gem.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "gem_name": "${Name}",
+    "origin": "The primary repo for ${Name} goes here: i.e. http://www.mydomain.com",
+    "license": "What license ${Name} uses goes here: i.e. https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
+    "display_name": "${Name}",
+    "summary": "A short description of ${Name}.",
+    "canonical_tags": [
+        "Gem"
+    ],
+    "user_tags": [
+        "${Name}"
+    ],
+    "icon_path": "preview.png"
+}
diff --git a/Templates/DefaultProject/template.json b/Templates/DefaultProject/template.json
index 31b448c9f6..d654c3a969 100644
--- a/Templates/DefaultProject/template.json
+++ b/Templates/DefaultProject/template.json
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
             "isTemplated": true,
             "isOptional": false
         },
+        {
+            "file": "Code/gem.json",
+            "origin": "Code/gem.json",
+            "isTemplated": true,
+            "isOptional": true
+        },
         {
             "file": "Code/Include/${Name}/${Name}Bus.h",
             "origin": "Code/Include/${Name}/${Name}Bus.h",