diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
index 6bec02553..109c588f2 100644
--- a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
       "language": "manifest-yaml",
       "scopeName": "source.yaml",
       "path": "./yaml-support/yaml.tmLanguage"
+    }],
+    "snippets": [{
+      "language": "manifest-yaml",
+      "path": "./snippets.json"
     }]
   },
   "main": "./out/lib/Main",
diff --git a/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/snippets.json b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/snippets.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c90e3a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vscode-extensions/vscode-manifest-yaml/snippets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "Minimal CF Manifest": {
+    "prefix": "applications",
+    "body": [
+      "applications:",
+      "- name: ${1:name}",
+      "  $0"
+    ],
+    "description": "Minimal CF Manifest"
+  }
+}