diff --git a/loco-gen/src/lib.rs b/loco-gen/src/lib.rs
index 90ed56a93..ee95688ff 100644
--- a/loco-gen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/loco-gen/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ mod controller;
 mod model;
 #[cfg(feature = "with-db")]
 mod scaffold;
+#[cfg(feature = "with-db")]
+mod seeder;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod testutil;
+
 use std::{str::FromStr, sync::OnceLock};
 
 const MAILER_T: &str = include_str!("templates/mailer/mailer.t");
@@ -171,6 +174,11 @@ pub enum Component {
         // k
         kind: ScaffoldKind,
     },
+    #[cfg(feature = "with-db")]
+    Seeder {
+        /// Name of the thing to generate
+        name: String,
+    },
     Controller {
         /// Name of the thing to generate
         name: String,
@@ -246,6 +254,10 @@ pub fn generate(component: Component, appinfo: &AppInfo) -> Result<()> {
                 json!({ "name": name, "ts": chrono::Utc::now(), "pkg_name": appinfo.app_name});
             rrgen.generate(MIGRATION_T, &vars)?;
         }
+        #[cfg(feature = "with-db")]
+        Component::Seeder { name } => {
+            seeder::generate(&rrgen, name.as_str())?;
+        }
         Component::Controller {
             name,
             actions,
diff --git a/loco-gen/src/seeder.rs b/loco-gen/src/seeder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f0a44973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loco-gen/src/seeder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use super::{collect_messages, Result};
+use rrgen::RRgen;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+const DEFAULT_SEEDER_T: &str = include_str!("templates/seeder/default.t");
+
+pub fn generate(rrgen: &RRgen, name: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    let vars = json!({"name": name});
+    let res = rrgen.generate(DEFAULT_SEEDER_T, &vars)?;
+
+    Ok(collect_messages(vec![res]))
+}
diff --git a/loco-gen/src/templates/seeder/default.t b/loco-gen/src/templates/seeder/default.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a56f3d084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loco-gen/src/templates/seeder/default.t
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{% set module_name = name |  snake_case -%}
+{% set struct_name = module_name | pascal_case -%}
+use loco_rs::prelude::*;
+
+pub struct {{struct_name}}Seeder;
+
+impl Seeder for {{struct_name}}Seeder {
+    fn name(&self) -> String {
+        "{{struct_name}}Seeder".to_string()
+    }
+
+    async fn seed(&self, conn: &DatabaseConnection) -> AppResult<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 7c8f279f4..8a52b3dde 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 //! This module defines functions and operations related to the application's
 //! database interactions.
 
-use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::File, io::Write, path::Path, sync::OnceLock, time::Duration};
-
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use duct::cmd;
 use fs_err::{self as fs, create_dir_all};
@@ -14,6 +12,8 @@ use sea_orm::{
     DatabaseConnection, DbConn, EntityTrait, IntoActiveModel, Statement,
 };
 use sea_orm_migration::MigratorTrait;
+use std::future::Future;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fs::File, io::Write, path::Path, sync::OnceLock, time::Duration};
 use tracing::info;
 
 use super::Result as AppResult;
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ fn get_extract_db_name() -> &'static Regex {
     EXTRACT_DB_NAME.get_or_init(|| Regex::new(r"/([^/]+)$").unwrap())
 }
 
+/// A trait for seeding the database with initial data.
+/// Seeders should be kept in `src/seeders`.
+pub trait Seeder: Send + Sync {
+    /// The unique name of the seeder.
+    fn name(&self) -> String;
+
+    /// Seeds the database with initial data.
+    fn seed(&self, db: &DatabaseConnection) -> impl Future<Output = AppResult<()>> + Send + Sync;
+}
+
 #[derive(Default, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MultiDb {
     pub db: HashMap<String, DatabaseConnection>,
@@ -277,6 +287,15 @@ where
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Seed the database with the given Seeder.
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// Returns an error if the seeder fails.
+pub async fn seed_via_seeder(db: &DatabaseConnection, seeder: &impl Seeder) -> crate::Result<()> {
+    seeder.seed(db).await
+}
+
 /// Checks if the specified table has an 'id' column.
 ///
 /// This function checks if the specified table has an 'id' column, which is a