diff --git a/.changes/ios-entitlements.md b/.changes/ios-entitlements.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5bf13ff57098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/ios-entitlements.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri-cli": patch:feat
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:feat
+---
+
+Generate empty entitlements file for the iOS project.
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
index 5b22cbbb50b5..9defdb96a393 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/macos/app.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ use crate::Settings;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use log::{info, warn};
-use tauri_utils::config::BundleTypeRole;
 
 use std::{
   fs,
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/project.rs b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/project.rs
index 4b83cd5899e9..d1b1a74171c1 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/project.rs
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/mobile/ios/project.rs
@@ -164,28 +164,13 @@ pub fn gen(
   )
   .with_context(|| "failed to process template")?;
 
-  let asset_dir = dest.join(DEFAULT_ASSET_DIR);
-  if !asset_dir.is_dir() {
-    create_dir_all(&asset_dir).map_err(|cause| {
-      anyhow::anyhow!(
-        "failed to create asset dir {path}: {cause}",
-        path = asset_dir.display()
-      )
-    })?;
-  }
-
-  let externals_dir = dest.join("Externals");
-  if !externals_dir.is_dir() {
-    create_dir_all(&externals_dir).map_err(|cause| {
-      anyhow::anyhow!(
-        "failed to create Externals dir {path}: {cause}",
-        path = externals_dir.display()
-      )
-    })?;
-  }
+  let mut dirs_to_create = asset_catalogs.to_vec();
+  dirs_to_create.push(dest.join(DEFAULT_ASSET_DIR));
+  dirs_to_create.push(dest.join("Externals"));
+  dirs_to_create.push(dest.join(format!("{}_iOS", config.app().name())));
 
-  // Create all asset catalog directories if they don't already exist
-  for dir in asset_catalogs {
+  // Create all required project directories if they don't already exist
+  for dir in &dirs_to_create {
     std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).map_err(|cause| {
       anyhow::anyhow!(
         "failed to create directory at {path}: {cause}",
diff --git a/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/ios/project.yml b/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/ios/project.yml
index 8d98197cf58a..1caacb1e26b7 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/ios/project.yml
+++ b/tooling/cli/templates/mobile/ios/project.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ targets:
       - path: Sources
       - path: Assets.xcassets
       - path: Externals
+      - path: {{app.name}}_iOS
       - path: {{app.asset-dir}}
         buildPhase: resources
         type: folder
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ targets:
         CFBundleVersion: {{apple.bundle-version}}
         {{~#each apple.plist-pairs}}
         {{this.key}}: {{this.value}}{{/each}}
+    entitlements:
+      path: {{app.name}}_iOS/{{app.name}}_iOS.entitlements
     scheme:
       environmentVariables:
         RUST_BACKTRACE: full