diff --git a/yesod/Scaffolding/Scaffolder.hs b/yesod/Scaffolding/Scaffolder.hs
index b48fcee2..0d814b49 100644
--- a/yesod/Scaffolding/Scaffolder.hs
+++ b/yesod/Scaffolding/Scaffolder.hs
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ scaffold = do
     writeFile' ".ghci" $(codegen ".ghci")
     writeFile' "LICENSE" $(codegen "LICENSE")
     writeFile' ("Foundation.hs") $ ifTiny $(codegen "tiny/Foundation.hs") $(codegen "Foundation.hs")
+    writeFile' "Import.hs" $(codegen "Import.hs")
     writeFile' "Application.hs" $ ifTiny $(codegen "tiny/Application.hs") $(codegen "Application.hs")
     writeFile' "Handler/Root.hs" $(codegen "Handler/Root.hs")
     unless isTiny $ writeFile' "Model.hs" $(codegen "Model.hs")
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/Application.hs.cg b/yesod/scaffold/Application.hs.cg
index 3c60a604..e780f068 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/Application.hs.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/Application.hs.cg
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import Yesod.Default.Config
 import Yesod.Default.Main
 import Yesod.Default.Handlers
 import Yesod.Logger (Logger)
-import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import Data.Dynamic (Dynamic, toDyn)
 import qualified Database.Persist.Base~importMigration~
 
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/Handler/Root.hs.cg b/yesod/scaffold/Handler/Root.hs.cg
index 4ee59109..1ab268e8 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/Handler/Root.hs.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/Handler/Root.hs.cg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell, QuasiQuotes, OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell, QuasiQuotes, OverloadedStrings, NoImplicitPrelude #-}
 module Handler.Root where
 
-import Foundation
+import Import
 
 -- This is a handler function for the GET request method on the RootR
 -- resource pattern. All of your resource patterns are defined in
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/Import.hs.cg b/yesod/scaffold/Import.hs.cg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cef85920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/Import.hs.cg
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module Import
+    ( module Prelude
+    , module Foundation
+    , (<>)
+    , Text
+    , module Data.Monoid
+    , module Control.Applicative
+    ) where
+
+import Prelude hiding (writeFile, readFile)
+import Foundation
+import Data.Monoid (Monoid (mappend, mempty, mconcat))
+import Control.Applicative ((<$>), (<*>), pure)
+import Data.Text (Text)
+
+infixr 5 <>
+(<>) :: Monoid m => m -> m -> m
+(<>) = mappend
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg b/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
index ac7297cb..a078def6 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/project.cabal.cg
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ library
 
     exposed-modules: Application
     other-modules:   Foundation
+                     Import
                      Model
                      Settings
                      Settings.StaticFiles
diff --git a/yesod/scaffold/tiny/project.cabal.cg b/yesod/scaffold/tiny/project.cabal.cg
index d6725b56..f0a25a02 100644
--- a/yesod/scaffold/tiny/project.cabal.cg
+++ b/yesod/scaffold/tiny/project.cabal.cg
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ library
         Buildable: False
     exposed-modules: Application
     other-modules:   Foundation
+                     Import
                      Settings
                      Settings.StaticFiles
                      Handler.Root
diff --git a/yesod/yesod.cabal b/yesod/yesod.cabal
index 9f202099..94ce8900 100644
--- a/yesod/yesod.cabal
+++ b/yesod/yesod.cabal
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extra-source-files:
   scaffold/templates/default-layout.lucius.cg
   scaffold/templates/homepage.lucius.cg
   scaffold/Model.hs.cg
+  scaffold/Import.hs.cg
   scaffold/Foundation.hs.cg
   scaffold/LICENSE.cg
   scaffold/mongoDBConnPool.cg