diff --git a/modules/nixvim/templates/default.nix b/modules/nixvim/templates/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..753b600a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nixvim/templates/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  flake.modules.nixvim.custom.autoCmd = [
+    {
+      event = "BufNewFile";
+      pattern = [ "*.php" ];
+      command = "0r ${./php}";
+    }
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/modules/nixvim/templates/php b/modules/nixvim/templates/php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..174d7fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nixvim/templates/php
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);