diff --git a/.changeset/silly-scissors-turn.md b/.changeset/silly-scissors-turn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..985a6fb4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-scissors-turn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Included permission config and enabled it out of the box
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
index f784d5ba88..b16bdb758d 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -106,3 +106,7 @@ catalog:
 
 kubernetes:
   # see https://backstage.io/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration for kubernetes configuration options
+
+
+permission:
+  enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index cf2caae72b..f57d4c5f87 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-logs'));
 
 // permission plugin
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-permission-backend/alpha'));
+// See https://backstage.io/docs/permissions/getting-started for how to create your own permission policy
 backend.add(
   import('@backstage/plugin-permission-backend-module-allow-all-policy'),
 );