diff --git a/defaults/cirrus.yml b/defaults/cirrus.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b1949e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/cirrus.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+freebsd_instance:
+  image: freebsd-12-0-release-amd64
+task:
+  name: FreeBSD
+  env:
+    JULIA_VERSION: {{VERSION}}
+  install_script:
+    - sh -c "$(fetch https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ararslan/CirrusCI.jl/master/bin/install.sh -o -)"
+  build_script:
+    - cirrusjl build
+  test_script:
+    - cirrusjl test
+{{#COVERAGE}}
+  coverage_script:
+    - cirrusjl coverage{{#CODECOV}} codecov{{/CODECOV}}{{#COVERALLS}} coveralls{{/COVERALLS}}
+{{/COVERAGE}}
diff --git a/src/PkgTemplates.jl b/src/PkgTemplates.jl
index eda0742..ec9b84b 100644
--- a/src/PkgTemplates.jl
+++ b/src/PkgTemplates.jl
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export
     AppVeyor,
     TravisCI,
     GitLabCI,
+    CirrusCI,
     Codecov,
     Coveralls
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ include(joinpath("plugins", "appveyor.jl"))
 include(joinpath("plugins", "codecov.jl"))
 include(joinpath("plugins", "travisci.jl"))
 include(joinpath("plugins", "gitlabci.jl"))
+include(joinpath("plugins", "cirrusci.jl"))
 include(joinpath("plugins", "githubpages.jl"))
 include(joinpath("plugins", "gitlabpages.jl"))
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cirrusci.jl b/src/plugins/cirrusci.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7daca52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/cirrusci.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+    CirrusCI(; config_file::Union{AbstractString, Nothing}="") -> CirrusCI
+
+Add `CirrusCI` to a template's plugins to add a `.cirrus.yml` configuration file to
+generated repositories, and an appropriate badge to the README. The default configuration
+file supports only FreeBSD builds via [CirrusCI.jl](https://github.com/ararslan/CirrusCI.jl)
+
+# Keyword Arguments
+* `config_file::Union{AbstractString, Nothing}=""`: Path to a custom `.cirrus.yml`.
+  If `nothing` is supplied, no file will be generated.
+"""
+struct CirrusCI <: GenericPlugin
+    gitignore::Vector{String}
+    src::Union{String, Nothing}
+    dest::String
+    badges::Vector{Badge}
+    view::Dict{String, Any}
+
+    function CirrusCI(; config_file::Union{AbstractString, Nothing}="")
+        if config_file !== nothing
+            config_file = if isempty(config_file)
+                joinpath(DEFAULTS_DIR, "cirrus.yml")
+            elseif isfile(config_file)
+                abspath(config_file)
+            else
+                throw(ArgumentError("File $(abspath(config_file)) does not exist"))
+            end
+        end
+        return new(
+            [],
+            config_file,
+            ".cirrus.yml",
+            [
+                Badge(
+                    "Build Status",
+                    "https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/{{USER}}/{{PKGNAME}}.jl.svg",
+                    "https://cirrus-ci.com/github/{{USER}}/{{PKGNAME}}.jl",
+                ),
+            ],
+            Dict{String, Any}(),
+        )
+    end
+end
+
+interactive(::Type{CirrusCI}) = interactive(CirrusCI; file="cirrus.yml")