diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/bblayers/create.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/bblayers/create.py
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+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+
+import bb.utils
+
+from bblayers.common import LayerPlugin
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('bitbake-layers')
+
+def plugin_init(plugins):
+    return CreatePlugin()
+
+def read_template(template, template_dir='templates'):
+    lines = str()
+    with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), template_dir, template)) as fd:
+        lines = ''.join(fd.readlines())
+    return lines
+
+class CreatePlugin(LayerPlugin):
+    def do_create_layer(self, args):
+        """Create a basic layer"""
+        layerdir = os.path.abspath(args.layerdir)
+        if os.path.exists(layerdir):
+            sys.stderr.write("Specified layer directory exists\n")
+            return 1
+
+        # create dirs
+        conf = os.path.join(layerdir, 'conf')
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(conf)
+
+        # Create the README from templates/README
+        readme_template =  read_template('README') % (args.layerdir, args.layerdir, args.layerdir, args.layerdir, args.layerdir, args.layerdir)
+        readme = os.path.join(layerdir, 'README')
+        with open(readme, 'w') as fd:
+            fd.write(readme_template)
+
+        # Copy the MIT license from meta
+        copying = 'COPYING.MIT'
+        dn = os.path.dirname
+        license_src = os.path.join(dn(dn(dn(__file__))), copying)
+        license_dst = os.path.join(layerdir, copying)
+        shutil.copy(license_src, license_dst)
+
+        # Create the layer.conf from templates/layer.conf
+        layerconf_template = read_template('layer.conf') % (args.layerdir, args.layerdir, args.layerdir, args.priority)
+        layerconf = os.path.join(conf, 'layer.conf')
+        with open(layerconf, 'w') as fd:
+            fd.write(layerconf_template)
+
+        # Create the example from templates/example.bb
+        example_template = read_template('example.bb')
+        example = os.path.join(layerdir, 'recipes-' + args.examplerecipe, args.examplerecipe)
+        bb.utils.mkdirhier(example)
+        with open(os.path.join(example, args.examplerecipe + '.bb'), 'w') as fd:
+            fd.write(example_template)
+
+        logger.plain('Add your new layer with \'bitbake-layers add-layer %s\'' % args.layerdir)
+
+    def register_commands(self, sp):
+        parser_create_layer = self.add_command(sp, 'create-layer', self.do_create_layer, parserecipes=False)
+        parser_create_layer.add_argument('layerdir', help='Layer directory to create')
+        parser_create_layer.add_argument('--priority', '-p', default=6, help='Layer directory to create')
+        parser_create_layer.add_argument('--example-recipe-name', '-e', dest='examplerecipe', default='example', help='Filename of the example recipe')
+