diff --git a/templates/project/manifest.rb b/templates/project/manifest.rb
index 93b4fac96..b2c12b7fa 100644
--- a/templates/project/manifest.rb
+++ b/templates/project/manifest.rb
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
     send method, path.relative_path_from(manifest).to_s, :to => path.relative_path_from(root).to_s
   end
 end
+# New feature: add custom.css stylesheet
+stylesheet 'custom.css'