diff --git a/src/Scaffold_Command.php b/src/Scaffold_Command.php
index 73c16a121..8fbd27c59 100644
--- a/src/Scaffold_Command.php
+++ b/src/Scaffold_Command.php
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ private function get_output_path( $assoc_args, $subdir ) {
 	 *
 	 * * `plugin-slug.php` is the main PHP plugin file.
 	 * * `readme.txt` is the readme file for the plugin.
-	 * * `package.json` needed by NPM holds various metadata relevant to the project. Packages: `grunt`, `grunt-wp-i18n` and `grunt-wp-readme-to-markdown`.
+	 * * `package.json` needed by NPM holds various metadata relevant to the project. Packages: `grunt`, `grunt-wp-i18n` and `grunt-wp-readme-to-markdown`. Scripts: `start`, `readme`, `i18n`.
 	 * * `Gruntfile.js` is the JS file containing Grunt tasks. Tasks: `i18n` containing `addtextdomain` and `makepot`, `readme` containing `wp_readme_to_markdown`.
 	 * * `.editorconfig` is the configuration file for Editor.
 	 * * `.gitignore` tells which files (or patterns) git should ignore.
diff --git a/templates/plugin-packages.mustache b/templates/plugin-packages.mustache
index 84a60ca66..04a4733ec 100644
--- a/templates/plugin-packages.mustache
+++ b/templates/plugin-packages.mustache
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "main": "Gruntfile.js",
   "author": "{{plugin_author}}",
+  "scripts" : {
+    "start" : "grunt default" ,
+    "readme" : "grunt readme",
+    "i18n" : "grunt i18n"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.5",
     "grunt-wp-i18n": "~0.5.0",