diff --git a/elasticsearch-rails/lib/rails/templates/01-basic.rb b/elasticsearch-rails/lib/rails/templates/01-basic.rb
index 2de5f1436..6ab4ffb34 100644
--- a/elasticsearch-rails/lib/rails/templates/01-basic.rb
+++ b/elasticsearch-rails/lib/rails/templates/01-basic.rb
@@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ def search
 git tag: "basic"
 git log: "--reverse --oneline"
 
+# ----- Install Webpacker -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+run 'rails webpacker:install'
+
 # ----- Start the application ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 unless ENV['RAILS_NO_SERVER_START']