diff --git a/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/compose.yml b/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/compose.yml
index 3718e2b3..f99430d4 100644
--- a/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/compose.yml
+++ b/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/compose.yml
@@ -55,3 +55,12 @@ services:
     platform: linux/amd64
     <<: [ *env ]
     restart: always
+
+  worker:
+    image: {{cookiecutter.docker_organization}}/{{cookiecutter.docker_image}}:local
+    <<: [ *env ]
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    command: "worker"
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+      - redis
diff --git a/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh b/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 4e110aa5..a25c4396 100755
--- a/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/docker/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ case "$1" in
         django-admin migrate
         django-admin runserver 0.0.0.0:8000
     ;;
+    "worker")
+        until pg_isready -h db -p 5432;
+          do echo "waiting for database"; sleep 2; done;
+        exec celery -A {{cookiecutter.package_name}} worker --loglevel=info
+    ;;
     "setup")
         until pg_isready -h db -p 5432;
           do echo "waiting for database"; sleep 2; done;
diff --git a/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/__init__.py b/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/__init__.py
index 3f1971d9..807d4d60 100644
--- a/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/__init__.py
+++ b/django-project/{{cookiecutter.project_dir}}/src/{{cookiecutter.package_name}}/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import django_stubs_ext as django_stubs
+
+from .config.celery import app as celery_app  # noqa
 from .version import __version__
 
 django_stubs.monkeypatch()
 VERSION = __version__
 
 
-__all__ = ["VERSION", "__version__"]
+__all__ = ["VERSION", "__version__", "celery_app"]