diff --git a/news/+catalogSupport.feature b/news/+catalogSupport.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efe92cb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/+catalogSupport.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Catalog support for Volto 19 projects. @sneridagh
diff --git a/templates/add-ons/frontend/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/templates/add-ons/frontend/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index f33b128d..586f2561 100644
--- a/templates/add-ons/frontend/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/templates/add-ons/frontend/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ def remove_conditional_files(context, output_dir):
     else:
         (output_dir / "jest-addon.config.js").unlink()
 
+    if context["volto_version"] < "19":
+        (output_dir / ".pnpmfile.cjs").unlink()
+
 
 def main():
     """Final fixes."""
diff --git a/templates/add-ons/frontend/{{ cookiecutter.__folder_name }}/.pnpmfile.cjs b/templates/add-ons/frontend/{{ cookiecutter.__folder_name }}/.pnpmfile.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e9c7b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/add-ons/frontend/{{ cookiecutter.__folder_name }}/.pnpmfile.cjs	
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const catalogPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'core/catalog.json');
+let catalog = {};
+if (fs.existsSync(catalogPath)) {
+  const catalogData = fs.readFileSync(catalogPath, 'utf-8');
+  catalog = JSON.parse(catalogData);
+} else {
+  console.error('Catalog file does not exist at:', catalogPath);
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  hooks: {
+    updateConfig(config) {
+      if (config.catalogs) {
+        config.catalogs.default ??= catalog;
+      }
+      return config;
+    },
+  },
+};