diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index d6d217ca4..2187b228c 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "GCP",
     "None"
   ],
+  "use_behave_django": "n",
   "custom_bootstrap_compilation": "n",
   "use_compressor": "n",
   "use_celery": "n",
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index ff84f1806..1e5e8b6a0 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ def remove_node_dockerfile():
     shutil.rmtree(os.path.join("compose", "local", "node"))
 
 
+def remove_behave_django_files():
+    shutil.rmtree('features')
+
+
 def main():
     debug = "{{ cookiecutter.debug }}".lower() == "y"
 
@@ -342,6 +346,9 @@ def main():
     if "{{ cookiecutter.use_travisci }}".lower() == "n":
         remove_dottravisyml_file()
 
+    if "{{ cookiecutter.use_behave_django }}".lower() == "n":
+        remove_behave_django_files()
+
     print(SUCCESS + "Project initialized, keep up the good work!" + TERMINATOR)
 
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 41f0f46cf..3baa7ed7a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -292,7 +292,12 @@ ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = "mandatory"
 ACCOUNT_ADAPTER = "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.users.adapters.AccountAdapter"
 # https://django-allauth.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html
 SOCIALACCOUNT_ADAPTER = "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.users.adapters.SocialAccountAdapter"
-
+{% if cookiecutter.use_behave_django == 'y' -%}
+# django-behave
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://behave-django.readthedocs.io
+INSTALLED_APPS +=["behave_django"]
+{%- endif%}
 {% if cookiecutter.use_compressor == 'y' -%}
 # django-compressor
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/features/my_features.feature b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/features/my_features.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06b7baa81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/features/my_features.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Feature: showing off behave
+
+  Scenario: run a simple test
+     Given we have behave installed
+      When we implement a test
+      Then behave will test it for us!
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/features/steps/my_feature.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/features/steps/my_feature.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dffc86e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/features/steps/my_feature.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from behave import *
+
+use_step_matcher("re")
+
+
+@given("we have behave installed")
+def step_impl(context):
+    """
+    :type context: behave.runner.Context
+    """
+    raise NotImplementedError(u'STEP: Given we have behave installed')
+
+
+@when("we implement a test")
+def step_impl(context):
+    """
+    :type context: behave.runner.Context
+    """
+    raise NotImplementedError(u'STEP: When we implement a test')
+
+
+@then("behave will test it for us!")
+def step_impl(context):
+    """
+    :type context: behave.runner.Context
+    """
+    raise NotImplementedError(u'STEP: Then behave will test it for us!')
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
index c1df0b84b..653feda05 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/local.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ psycopg2-binary==2.8.3  # https://github.com/psycopg/psycopg2
 mypy==0.720  # https://github.com/python/mypy
 pytest==5.1.2  # https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest
 pytest-sugar==0.9.2  # https://github.com/Frozenball/pytest-sugar
-
+{%- if cookiecutter.use_behave_django == 'y' %}
+behave-django==1.3.0 #https://github.com/behave/behave-django
+{%- endif %}
 # Code quality
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 flake8==3.7.8  # https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8