diff --git a/guides/introduction/packages_glossary.md b/guides/introduction/packages_glossary.md
index f066943fe4..f42870f9cd 100644
--- a/guides/introduction/packages_glossary.md
+++ b/guides/introduction/packages_glossary.md
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ You will also work with the following:
   * [Swoosh](https://hexdocs.pm/swoosh) - a library for composing,
     delivering and testing emails, also used by `mix phx.gen.auth`
 
+  * [Oban](https://hexdocs.pm/oban) - async, distributed background job
+    system that uses SQL for job persistence
+
 When peeking under the covers, you will find these libraries play
 an important role in Phoenix applications:
 
diff --git a/installer/lib/mix/tasks/phx.new.ex b/installer/lib/mix/tasks/phx.new.ex
index dc4807b652..63af0ad5a0 100644
--- a/installer/lib/mix/tasks/phx.new.ex
+++ b/installer/lib/mix/tasks/phx.new.ex
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.New do
 
     * `--no-mailer` - do not generate Swoosh mailer files
 
+    * `--no-oban` — do not include Oban for async background jobs.
+      Oban requires `ecto`, and either `postgres` or `sqlite3` for job
+      persistence. Oban won't be included if the `--no-ecto` flag or an
+      incompatible database is selected
+
     * `--no-tailwind` - do not include tailwind dependencies and assets.
       The generated markup will still include Tailwind CSS classes, those
       are left-in as reference for the subsequent styling of your layout
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.New do
     verbose: :boolean,
     live: :boolean,
     dashboard: :boolean,
+    oban: :boolean,
     install: :boolean,
     prefix: :string,
     mailer: :boolean,
diff --git a/installer/lib/phx_new/generator.ex b/installer/lib/phx_new/generator.ex
index b0c0a9f0d1..b420efc251 100644
--- a/installer/lib/phx_new/generator.ex
+++ b/installer/lib/phx_new/generator.ex
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ defmodule Phx.New.Generator do
     {adapter_app, adapter_module, adapter_config} =
       get_ecto_adapter(db, String.downcase(project.app), project.app_mod)
 
+    # Oban requires ecto, and is only compatible with `postgres`
+    # or `sqlite3` adapters.
+    oban = ecto and adapter_app in ~w(postgrex ecto_sqlite3)a and Keyword.get(opts, :oban, true)
+
+    oban_engine = get_oban_engine(adapter_app)
+
     {web_adapter_app, web_adapter_vsn, web_adapter_module, web_adapter_docs} = get_web_adapter(web_adapter)
 
     pubsub_server = get_pubsub_server(project.app_mod)
@@ -228,6 +234,8 @@ defmodule Phx.New.Generator do
       live: live,
       live_comment: if(live, do: nil, else: "// "),
       dashboard: dashboard,
+      oban: oban,
+      oban_engine: inspect(oban_engine),
       gettext: gettext,
       adapter_app: adapter_app,
       adapter_module: adapter_module,
@@ -304,6 +312,10 @@ defmodule Phx.New.Generator do
     Mix.raise("Unknown database #{inspect(db)}")
   end
 
+  defp get_oban_engine(:postgrex), do: Oban.Engines.Basic
+  defp get_oban_engine(:ecto_sqlite3), do: Oban.Engines.Lite
+  defp get_oban_engine(_other), do: :none
+
   defp get_web_adapter("cowboy"), do: {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.7", Phoenix.Endpoint.Cowboy2Adapter, "https://hexdocs.pm/plug_cowboy/Plug.Cowboy.html"}
   defp get_web_adapter("bandit"), do: {:bandit, "~> 1.5", Bandit.PhoenixAdapter, "https://hexdocs.pm/bandit/Bandit.html#t:options/0"}
   defp get_web_adapter(other), do: Mix.raise("Unknown web adapter #{inspect(other)}")
diff --git a/installer/lib/phx_new/oban.ex b/installer/lib/phx_new/oban.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a419d5fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/lib/phx_new/oban.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+defmodule Phx.New.Oban do
+  @moduledoc false
+
+  use Phx.New.Generator
+
+  alias Phx.New.Project
+
+  template(:new, [
+    {:eex, :app,
+     "phx_oban/oban.ex": "lib/:app/oban.ex",
+     "phx_oban/migration.exs": "priv/repo/migrations/0_add_oban_tables.exs"}
+  ])
+
+  def prepare_project(%Project{} = project) do
+    app_path = Path.expand(project.base_path)
+    project_path = Path.dirname(Path.dirname(app_path))
+
+    %Project{project | in_umbrella?: true, app_path: app_path, project_path: project_path}
+  end
+
+  def generate(%Project{} = project) do
+    inject_umbrella_config_defaults(project)
+    copy_from(project, __MODULE__, :new)
+    project
+  end
+end
diff --git a/installer/lib/phx_new/project.ex b/installer/lib/phx_new/project.ex
index da093e465a..9ef916f8de 100644
--- a/installer/lib/phx_new/project.ex
+++ b/installer/lib/phx_new/project.ex
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ defmodule Phx.New.Project do
     Keyword.fetch!(binding, :mailer)
   end
 
+  def oban?(%Project{binding: binding}) do
+    Keyword.fetch!(binding, :oban)
+  end
+
   def verbose?(%Project{opts: opts}) do
     Keyword.get(opts, :verbose, false)
   end
diff --git a/installer/lib/phx_new/single.ex b/installer/lib/phx_new/single.ex
index 989c4d7255..db6cc21a16 100644
--- a/installer/lib/phx_new/single.ex
+++ b/installer/lib/phx_new/single.ex
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ defmodule Phx.New.Single do
     {:eex, :app, "phx_mailer/lib/app_name/mailer.ex": "lib/:app/mailer.ex"}
   ])
 
+  template(:oban, [
+    {:eex, :app,
+     "phx_oban/oban.ex": "lib/:app/oban.ex",
+     "phx_oban/migration.exs": "priv/repo/migrations/0_add_oban_tables.exs"}
+  ])
+
   def prepare_project(%Project{app: app, base_path: base_path} = project) when not is_nil(app) do
     if in_umbrella?(base_path) do
       %Project{project | in_umbrella?: true, project_path: Path.dirname(Path.dirname(base_path))}
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ defmodule Phx.New.Single do
     if Project.html?(project), do: gen_html(project)
     if Project.mailer?(project), do: gen_mailer(project)
     if Project.gettext?(project), do: gen_gettext(project)
+    if Project.oban?(project), do: gen_oban(project)
 
     gen_assets(project)
     project
@@ -177,4 +184,8 @@ defmodule Phx.New.Single do
   def gen_mailer(%Project{} = project) do
     copy_from(project, __MODULE__, :mailer)
   end
+
+  def gen_oban(%Project{} = project) do
+    copy_from(project, __MODULE__, :oban)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/installer/templates/phx_ecto/data_case.ex b/installer/templates/phx_ecto/data_case.ex
index 3ec498c660..3a5ab5ae54 100644
--- a/installer/templates/phx_ecto/data_case.ex
+++ b/installer/templates/phx_ecto/data_case.ex
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ defmodule <%= @app_module %>.DataCase do
     quote do
       alias <%= @app_module %>.Repo
 
+      use Oban.Testing, repo: <%= @app_module %>.Repo
+
       import Ecto
       import Ecto.Changeset
       import Ecto.Query
diff --git a/installer/templates/phx_oban/migration.exs b/installer/templates/phx_oban/migration.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e40de4518e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/templates/phx_oban/migration.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+defmodule <%= @app_module %>.Repo.Migrations.AddObanTables do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def up do
+    Oban.Migration.up(version: 12)
+  end
+
+  # We specify `version: 1` in `down`, ensuring that we'll roll all the way back down if
+  # necessary, regardless of which version we've migrated `up` to.
+  def down do
+    Oban.Migration.down(version: 1)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/installer/templates/phx_oban/oban.ex b/installer/templates/phx_oban/oban.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee6d64eedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/templates/phx_oban/oban.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+defmodule <%= @app_module %>.Oban do
+  use Oban, otp_app: :<%= @app_name %>
+end
diff --git a/installer/templates/phx_single/config/config.exs b/installer/templates/phx_single/config/config.exs
index 97c1bbf53b..ec86b633ad 100644
--- a/installer/templates/phx_single/config/config.exs
+++ b/installer/templates/phx_single/config/config.exs
@@ -31,7 +31,20 @@ config :<%= @app_name %>, <%= @endpoint_module %>,
 #
 # For production it's recommended to configure a different adapter
 # at the `config/runtime.exs`.
-config :<%= @app_name %>, <%= @app_module %>.Mailer, adapter: Swoosh.Adapters.Local<% end %><%= if @javascript do %>
+config :<%= @app_name %>, <%= @app_module %>.Mailer, adapter: Swoosh.Adapters.Local<% end %><%= if @oban do %>
+
+# Configures Oban for background jobs
+#
+# A single `default` queue is configured to run 10 jobs concurrently,
+# and executed jobs are retained for an hour before deletion.
+config :<%= @app_name %>, <%= @app_module %>.Oban,
+  engine: <%= @oban_engine %>,
+  repo: <%= @app_module %>.Repo,
+  queues: [default: 10],
+  plugins: [
+    {Oban.Plugins.Pruner, max_age: 3_600},
+    {Oban.Plugins.Cron, crontab: []}
+  ]<% end %><%= if @javascript do %>
 
 # Configure esbuild (the version is required)
 config :esbuild,
diff --git a/installer/templates/phx_single/config/test.exs b/installer/templates/phx_single/config/test.exs
index c880db8b9e..dc9f5eb1dc 100644
--- a/installer/templates/phx_single/config/test.exs
+++ b/installer/templates/phx_single/config/test.exs
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ config :<%= @app_name %>, <%= @app_module %>.Mailer,
   adapter: Swoosh.Adapters.Test
 
 # Disable swoosh api client as it is only required for production adapters
-config :swoosh, :api_client, false<% end %>
+config :swoosh, :api_client, false<% end %><%= if @oban do %>
+
+# In test we don't run queues, plugins, or execute jobs
+config :<%= @app_name %>, <%= @app_module %>.Oban, testing: :manual<% end %>
 
 # Print only warnings and errors during test
 config :logger, level: :warning
diff --git a/installer/templates/phx_single/lib/app_name/application.ex b/installer/templates/phx_single/lib/app_name/application.ex
index 65aad283e9..1723edad69 100644
--- a/installer/templates/phx_single/lib/app_name/application.ex
+++ b/installer/templates/phx_single/lib/app_name/application.ex
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ defmodule <%= @app_module %>.Application do
       <%= @app_module %>.Repo,<% end %><%= if @adapter_app == :ecto_sqlite3 do %>
       {Ecto.Migrator,
         repos: Application.fetch_env!(<%= inspect(String.to_atom(@app_name)) %>, :ecto_repos),
-        skip: skip_migrations?()},<% end %>
+        skip: skip_migrations?()},<% end %><%= if @oban do %>
+      <%= @app_module %>.Oban,<% end %>
       {DNSCluster, query: Application.get_env(<%= inspect(String.to_atom(@app_name)) %>, :dns_cluster_query) || :ignore},
       {Phoenix.PubSub, name: <%= @app_module %>.PubSub},
       # Start a worker by calling: <%= @app_module %>.Worker.start_link(arg)
diff --git a/installer/templates/phx_single/mix.exs b/installer/templates/phx_single/mix.exs
index ed631a2521..241120823b 100644
--- a/installer/templates/phx_single/mix.exs
+++ b/installer/templates/phx_single/mix.exs
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ defmodule <%= @app_module %>.MixProject do
       # TODO bump on release to {:phoenix_live_view, "~> 1.0.0"},
       {:phoenix_live_view, "~> 1.0.0-rc.1", override: true},
       {:floki, ">= 0.30.0", only: :test},<% end %><%= if @dashboard do %>
-      {:phoenix_live_dashboard, "~> 0.8.3"},<% end %><%= if @javascript do %>
+      {:phoenix_live_dashboard, "~> 0.8.3"},<% end %><%= if @oban do %>
+      {:oban, "~> 2.18"},<% end %><%= if @javascript do %>
       {:esbuild, "~> 0.8", runtime: Mix.env() == :dev},<% end %><%= if @css do %>
       {:tailwind, "~> 0.2", runtime: Mix.env() == :dev},
       {:heroicons,
diff --git a/installer/templates/phx_umbrella/apps/app_name/mix.exs b/installer/templates/phx_umbrella/apps/app_name/mix.exs
index 5ba7b9323e..3b676e90ae 100644
--- a/installer/templates/phx_umbrella/apps/app_name/mix.exs
+++ b/installer/templates/phx_umbrella/apps/app_name/mix.exs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ defmodule <%= @app_module %>.MixProject do
       {:<%= @adapter_app %>, ">= 0.0.0"},
       {:jason, "~> 1.2"}<% end %><%= if @mailer do %>,
       {:swoosh, "~> 1.16"},
-      {:req, "~> 0.5.4"}<% end %>
+      {:req, "~> 0.5.4"}<% end %><%= if @oban do %>,
+      {:oban, "~> 2.18"}<% end %>
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/installer/test/phx_new_test.exs b/installer/test/phx_new_test.exs
index d33502a688..10a4c89bb8 100644
--- a/installer/test/phx_new_test.exs
+++ b/installer/test/phx_new_test.exs
@@ -284,6 +284,32 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Phx.NewTest do
                  "config :swoosh, api_client: Swoosh.ApiClient.Req"
       end)
 
+      # Oban
+      assert_file("phx_blog/mix.exs", fn file ->
+        assert file =~ "{:oban, \"~> 2.18\"}"
+      end)
+
+      assert_file("phx_blog/lib/phx_blog/oban.ex", fn file ->
+        assert file =~ "defmodule PhxBlog.Oban do"
+        assert file =~ "use Oban, otp_app: :phx_blog"
+      end)
+
+      assert_file("phx_blog/config/config.exs", fn file ->
+        assert file =~ "config :phx_blog, PhxBlog.Oban,"
+        assert file =~ "engine: Oban.Engines.Basic"
+        assert file =~ "repo: PhxBlog.Repo"
+      end)
+
+      assert_file("phx_blog/config/test.exs", fn file ->
+        assert file =~ "config :phx_blog, PhxBlog.Oban, testing: :manual"
+      end)
+
+      assert_file("phx_blog/priv/repo/migrations/0_add_oban_tables.exs", fn file ->
+        assert file =~ "defmodule PhxBlog.Repo.Migrations.AddObanTables"
+        assert file =~ "Oban.Migration.up(version: 12)"
+        assert file =~ "Oban.Migration.down(version: 1)"
+      end)
+
       # Install dependencies?
       assert_received {:mix_shell, :yes?, ["\nFetch and install dependencies?"]}