diff --git a/crates/templates/src/manager.rs b/crates/templates/src/manager.rs
index 1759d8d25d..9af08fbdfd 100644
--- a/crates/templates/src/manager.rs
+++ b/crates/templates/src/manager.rs
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    const TPLS_IN_THIS: usize = 12;
+    const TPLS_IN_THIS: usize = 13;
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn can_install_into_new_directory() {
diff --git a/templates/http-middleware/content/.gitignore b/templates/http-middleware/content/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06df055bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/http-middleware/content/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+target/
+.spin/
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diff --git a/templates/http-middleware/content/Cargo.toml.tmpl b/templates/http-middleware/content/Cargo.toml.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2eed7b83a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/http-middleware/content/Cargo.toml.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "{{project-name | kebab_case}}"
+authors = ["{{authors}}"]
+description = "{{project-description}}"
+version = "0.1.0"
+rust-version = "1.93"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+spin-sdk = "6.0.0"
+
+[workspace]
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diff --git a/templates/http-middleware/content/spin.toml b/templates/http-middleware/content/spin.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83453e7d44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/http-middleware/content/spin.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+spin_manifest_version = 2
+
+[application]
+name = "{{project-name | kebab_case}}"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["{{authors}}"]
+description = "{{project-description}}"
+
+[component.{{project-name | kebab_case}}]
+source = "target/wasm32-wasip2/release/{{project-name | snake_case}}.wasm"
+allowed_outbound_hosts = []
+[component.{{project-name | kebab_case}}.build]
+command = "cargo build --target wasm32-wasip2 --release"
+watch = ["src/**/*.rs", "Cargo.toml"]
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diff --git a/templates/http-middleware/content/src/lib.rs b/templates/http-middleware/content/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ea4c044a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/http-middleware/content/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use spin_sdk::http::{self, HeaderName, HeaderValue, Request, Response};
+use spin_sdk::http_service;
+
+#[http_service]
+async fn handle(mut req: Request) -> http::Result<Response> {
+    // Request runs on the way in, before the next handler.
+    eprintln!("[middleware] --> {} {}", req.method(), req.uri().path());
+
+    // MIDDLEWARE LOGIC GOES HERE
+
+    // Forward the (modified) request to the next handler in the chain and wait
+    // for its response.
+    let mut resp = http::next(req).await?;
+
+    // Response runs on the way out, after the next handler
+    eprintln!("[middleware] <-- {}", resp.status());
+
+    Ok(resp)
+}
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diff --git a/templates/http-middleware/metadata/snippets/component.txt b/templates/http-middleware/metadata/snippets/component.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa8728b642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/http-middleware/metadata/snippets/component.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[component.{{project-name | kebab_case}}]
+source = "{{ output-path }}/target/wasm32-wasip2/release/{{project-name | snake_case}}.wasm"
+allowed_outbound_hosts = []
+[component.{{project-name | kebab_case}}.build]
+command = "cargo build --target wasm32-wasip2 --release"
+workdir = "{{ output-path }}"
+watch = ["src/**/*.rs", "Cargo.toml"]
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diff --git a/templates/http-middleware/metadata/spin-template.toml b/templates/http-middleware/metadata/spin-template.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c87e6d8075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/http-middleware/metadata/spin-template.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+manifest_version = "1"
+id = "http-middleware"
+description = "http middleware rust template"
+tags = []
+
+[new_application]
+supported = false
+
+[add_component]
+skip_files = ["spin.toml"]
+[add_component.snippets]
+component = "component.txt"
+
+[parameters]
+# These are placehodlers for the template parameters
+# You can add more parameters here, or remove them if you don't need them.
+project-description = { type = "string", prompt = "Description", default = "" }
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