diff --git a/.changeset/silver-ties-sell.md b/.changeset/silver-ties-sell.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..acffd0fd66ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silver-ties-sell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+"wrangler": patch
+---
+
+feat: `wrangler init` offers to create a starter worker
+
+We got feedback that `wrangler init` felt incomplete, because the immediate next thing folks need is a starter source file. So this adds another step to `wrangler init` where we offer to create that file for you.
+
+Fixes https://github.com/cloudflare/wrangler2/issues/355
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe2f79821163..48a123d61c72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@
   "eslintConfig": {
     "root": true,
     "ignorePatterns": [
-      "packages/*/vendor",
-      "packages/*/*-dist",
-      "packages/wrangler/pages/functions/template-worker.ts"
+      "packages/wrangler/vendor",
+      "packages/wrangler/*-dist",
+      "packages/wrangler/pages/functions/template-worker.ts",
+      "packages/wrangler/templates"
     ],
     "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
     "parserOptions": {
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/package.json b/packages/wrangler/package.json
index ca00cc0f164f..4b34ee6ca2b9 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/package.json
+++ b/packages/wrangler/package.json
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "pages",
     "miniflare-config-stubs",
     "wrangler-dist",
-    "static-asset-facade.js",
+    "templates",
     "vendor",
     "import_meta_url.js"
   ],
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index ae22c932d365..51f12839ddc9 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
           result: true,
         },
         {
-          text: "Would you like to use typescript?",
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.js?",
           result: false,
         }
       );
@@ -175,7 +179,11 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
           result: false,
         },
         {
-          text: "Would you like to use typescript?",
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.js?",
           result: false,
         }
       );
@@ -201,7 +209,11 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
           result: true,
         },
         {
-          text: "Would you like to use typescript?",
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.js?",
           result: false,
         }
       );
@@ -230,7 +242,11 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
           result: false,
         },
         {
-          text: "Would you like to use typescript?",
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.js?",
           result: false,
         }
       );
@@ -259,6 +275,112 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
       `);
     });
 
+    it("should offer to create a worker in a non-typescript project", async () => {
+      mockConfirm(
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to install wrangler into your package.json?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.js?",
+          result: true,
+        }
+      );
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        "./package.json",
+        JSON.stringify({ name: "test", version: "1.0.0" }),
+        "utf-8"
+      );
+
+      await runWrangler("init");
+      expect(fs.existsSync("./src/index.js")).toBe(true);
+      expect(fs.existsSync("./src/index.ts")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should offer to create a worker in a typescript project", async () => {
+      mockConfirm(
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to install wrangler into your package.json?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
+          result: true,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.ts?",
+          result: true,
+        }
+      );
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        "./package.json",
+        JSON.stringify({ name: "test", version: "1.0.0" }),
+        "utf-8"
+      );
+
+      await runWrangler("init");
+      expect(fs.existsSync("./src/index.js")).toBe(false);
+      expect(fs.existsSync("./src/index.ts")).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("should not offer to create a worker in a non-ts project if a file already exists at the location", async () => {
+      mockConfirm(
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to install wrangler into your package.json?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
+          result: false,
+        }
+      );
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        "./package.json",
+        JSON.stringify({ name: "test", version: "1.0.0" }),
+        "utf-8"
+      );
+      fs.mkdirSync("./src", { recursive: true });
+      const PLACEHOLDER = "/* placeholder text */";
+      fs.writeFileSync("./src/index.js", PLACEHOLDER, "utf-8");
+
+      await runWrangler("init");
+      expect(fs.readFileSync("./src/index.js", "utf-8")).toBe(PLACEHOLDER);
+      expect(fs.existsSync("./src/index.ts")).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should not offer to create a worker in a ts project if a file already exists at the location", async () => {
+      mockConfirm(
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to install wrangler into your package.json?",
+          result: false,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
+          result: true,
+        }
+      );
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        "./package.json",
+        JSON.stringify({ name: "test", version: "1.0.0" }),
+        "utf-8"
+      );
+      fs.mkdirSync("./src", { recursive: true });
+      const PLACEHOLDER = "/* placeholder text */";
+      fs.writeFileSync("./src/index.ts", PLACEHOLDER, "utf-8");
+
+      await runWrangler("init");
+      expect(fs.existsSync("./src/index.js")).toBe(false);
+      expect(fs.readFileSync("./src/index.ts", "utf-8")).toBe(PLACEHOLDER);
+    });
+
     it("should create a tsconfig.json and install `workers-types` if none is found and user confirms", async () => {
       mockConfirm(
         {
@@ -266,8 +388,12 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
           result: true,
         },
         {
-          text: "Would you like to use typescript?",
+          text: "Would you like to use TypeScript?",
           result: true,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.ts?",
+          result: false,
         }
       );
       await runWrangler("init");
@@ -319,6 +445,10 @@ describe("wrangler", () => {
         {
           text: "Would you like to install the type definitions for Workers into your package.json?",
           result: true,
+        },
+        {
+          text: "Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.ts?",
+          result: false,
         }
       );
       fs.writeFileSync(
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx b/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
index 66e4383f25b0..bb84b49dd4b8 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as fs from "node:fs";
-import { readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-import path from "node:path/posix";
+import { readFile, writeFile, mkdir } from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
 import { setTimeout } from "node:timers/promises";
 import TOML from "@iarna/toml";
 import { findUp } from "find-up";
@@ -266,11 +266,13 @@ export async function main(argv: string[]): Promise<void> {
         }
       }
 
+      let isTypescriptProject = false;
       let pathToTSConfig = await findUp("tsconfig.json");
       if (!pathToTSConfig) {
         // If there's no tsconfig, offer to create one
         // and install @cloudflare/workers-types
-        if (await confirm("Would you like to use typescript?")) {
+        if (await confirm("Would you like to use TypeScript?")) {
+          isTypescriptProject = true;
           await writeFile(
             path.join(process.cwd(), "tsconfig.json"),
             JSON.stringify(
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ export async function main(argv: string[]): Promise<void> {
           pathToTSConfig = path.join(process.cwd(), "tsconfig.json");
         }
       } else {
+        isTypescriptProject = true;
         // If there's a tsconfig, check if @cloudflare/workers-types
         // is already installed, and offer to install it if not
         const packageJson = JSON.parse(
@@ -326,8 +329,44 @@ export async function main(argv: string[]): Promise<void> {
             console.log(
               `✨ Installed @cloudflare/workers-types.\nPlease add "@cloudflare/workers-types" to compilerOptions.types in your tsconfig.json`
             );
-          } else {
-            return;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (isTypescriptProject) {
+        if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), "src/index.ts"))) {
+          const shouldCreateSource = await confirm(
+            `Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.ts?`
+          );
+          if (shouldCreateSource) {
+            const targetDir = path.join(process.cwd(), "src");
+            await mkdir(targetDir, { recursive: true });
+            await writeFile(
+              path.join(targetDir, "index.ts"),
+              await readFile(
+                path.join(__dirname, "../templates/new-worker.ts"),
+                "utf-8"
+              )
+            );
+            console.log(`✨ Created src/index.ts`);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(process.cwd(), "src/index.js"))) {
+          const shouldCreateSource = await confirm(
+            `Would you like to create a Worker at src/index.js?`
+          );
+          if (shouldCreateSource) {
+            const targetDir = path.join(process.cwd(), "src");
+            await mkdir(targetDir, { recursive: true });
+            await writeFile(
+              path.join(targetDir, "index.js"),
+              await readFile(
+                path.join(__dirname, "../templates/new-worker.js"),
+                "utf-8"
+              )
+            );
+            console.log(`✨ Created src/index.js`);
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/publish.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/publish.ts
index 05c95ff2ca92..f53983eb70e4 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/publish.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default async function publish(props: Props): Promise<void> {
           stdin: {
             contents: (
               await readFile(
-                path.join(__dirname, "../static-asset-facade.js"),
+                path.join(__dirname, "../templates/static-asset-facade.js"),
                 "utf8"
               )
             ).replace("__ENTRY_POINT__", file),
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/templates/new-worker.js b/packages/wrangler/templates/new-worker.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df629f86184a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wrangler/templates/new-worker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * Welcome to Cloudflare Workers! This is your first worker.
+ *
+ * - Run `npx wrangler dev src/index.js` in your terminal to start a development server
+ * - Open a browser tab at http://localhost:8787/ to see your worker in action
+ * - Run `npx wrangler publish src/index.js --name my-worker` to deploy your worker
+ *
+ * Learn more at https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/
+ */
+
+export default {
+  async fetch(request) {
+    return new Response("Hello World!");
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/templates/new-worker.ts b/packages/wrangler/templates/new-worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e2db1b00265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wrangler/templates/new-worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * Welcome to Cloudflare Workers! This is your first worker.
+ *
+ * - Run `wrangler dev src/index.ts` in your terminal to start a development server
+ * - Open a browser tab at http://localhost:8787/ to see your worker in action
+ * - Run `wrangler publish src/index.ts --name my-worker` to deploy your worker
+ *
+ * Learn more at https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/
+ */
+
+export default {
+  async fetch(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
+    return new Response("Hello World!");
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/static-asset-facade.js b/packages/wrangler/templates/static-asset-facade.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/wrangler/static-asset-facade.js
rename to packages/wrangler/templates/static-asset-facade.js
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index a2b918d4f2c6..2b24f2b83e12 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
   },
   "exclude": [
     "node_modules/",
-    "packages/*/vendor",
-    "packages/*/*-dist",
-    "packages/wrangler/pages/functions/template-worker.ts"
+    "packages/wrangler/vendor",
+    "packages/wrangler/*-dist",
+    "packages/wrangler/pages/functions/template-worker.ts",
+    "packages/wrangler/templates"
   ]
 }