diff --git a/lib/generators/plugin/plugin_generator.rb b/lib/generators/plugin/plugin_generator.rb
index 963032784c4..29568aa4003 100644
--- a/lib/generators/plugin/plugin_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/plugin/plugin_generator.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ class PluginGenerator < Rails::Generators::NamedBase
     template 'javascript.es6.erb', File.join('plugins', dasherized_name, 'assets/javascripts/initializers', "#{dasherized_name}.es6")
   end
 
+  def create_settings_file
+    template 'settings.yml.erb', File.join('plugins', dasherized_name, 'config', 'settings.yml')
+  end
+
+  def create_locales_file
+    template 'client.en.yml.erb', File.join('plugins', dasherized_name, 'config/locales', 'client.en.yml')
+    template 'server.en.yml.erb', File.join('plugins', dasherized_name, 'config/locales', 'server.en.yml')
+  end
+
   def create_gitignore_entry
     plugin_entry = "!/plugins/#{dasherized_name}"
 
diff --git a/lib/generators/plugin/templates/client.en.yml.erb b/lib/generators/plugin/templates/client.en.yml.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac043b828c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/plugin/templates/client.en.yml.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+en:
+  js:
+    <%= underscored_name %>:
diff --git a/lib/generators/plugin/templates/server.en.yml.erb b/lib/generators/plugin/templates/server.en.yml.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..574f41acd75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/plugin/templates/server.en.yml.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+en:
+  site_settings:
+    <%= underscored_name %>_enabled: "Enable <%= name %> plugin"
diff --git a/lib/generators/plugin/templates/settings.yml.erb b/lib/generators/plugin/templates/settings.yml.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f43a52beb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/generators/plugin/templates/settings.yml.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+plugins:
+  <%= underscored_name %>_enabled:
+    default: true
+    client: true