diff --git a/docs/cli/init.md b/docs/cli/init.md
index 6390f767a7..f136473b9e 100644
--- a/docs/cli/init.md
+++ b/docs/cli/init.md
@@ -40,3 +40,32 @@ At the end, it runs `bun install` to install `@types/bun`.
 {% /details %}
 
 {% bunCLIUsage command="init" /%}
+
+## React
+
+The `--react` flag will scaffold a React project:
+
+```bash
+$ bun init --react
+```
+
+The `--react` flag accepts the following values:
+
+- `tailwind` - Scaffold a React project with Tailwind CSS
+- `shadcn` - Scaffold a React project with Shadcn/UI and Tailwind CSS
+
+### React + TailwindCSS
+
+This will create a React project with Tailwind CSS configured with Bun's bundler and dev server.
+
+```bash
+$ bun init --react=tailwind
+```
+
+### React + @shadcn/ui
+
+This will create a React project with shadcn/ui and Tailwind CSS configured with Bun's bundler and dev server.
+
+```bash
+$ bun init --react=shadcn
+```
diff --git a/src/cli.zig b/src/cli.zig
index 90d01ef73b..e05b30b491 100644
--- a/src/cli.zig
+++ b/src/cli.zig
@@ -2430,10 +2430,15 @@ pub const Command = struct {
                         \\      <cyan>--help<r>             Print this menu
                         \\  <cyan>-y, --yes<r>              Accept all default options
                         \\  <cyan>-m, --minimal<r>          Only initialize type definitions
+                        \\  <cyan>-r, --react<r>            Initialize a React project
+                        \\      <cyan>--react=tailwind<r>   Initialize a React project with TailwindCSS
+                        \\      <cyan>--react=shadcn<r>     Initialize a React project with @shadcn/ui and TailwindCSS
                         \\
                         \\<b>Examples:<r>
                         \\  <b><green>bun init<r>
                         \\  <b><green>bun init<r> <cyan>--yes<r>
+                        \\  <b><green>bun init<r> <cyan>--react<r>
+                        \\  <b><green>bun init<r> <cyan>--react=tailwind<r> <blue>my-app<r>
                     ;
 
                     Output.pretty(intro_text ++ "\n", .{});
diff --git a/src/cli/init_command.zig b/src/cli/init_command.zig
index 3de145ae89..c14bb65bd9 100644
--- a/src/cli/init_command.zig
+++ b/src/cli/init_command.zig
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ pub const InitCommand = struct {
         var auto_yes = false;
         var parse_flags = true;
         var initialize_in_folder: ?[]const u8 = null;
+
+        var template: Template = .blank;
+        var prev_flag_was_react = false;
         for (init_args) |arg_| {
             const arg = bun.span(arg_);
             if (parse_flags and arg.len > 0 and arg[0] == '-') {
@@ -380,12 +383,27 @@ pub const InitCommand = struct {
                     Global.exit(0);
                 } else if (strings.eqlComptime(arg, "-m") or strings.eqlComptime(arg, "--minimal")) {
                     minimal = true;
+                    prev_flag_was_react = false;
                 } else if (strings.eqlComptime(arg, "-y") or strings.eqlComptime(arg, "--yes")) {
                     auto_yes = true;
+                    prev_flag_was_react = false;
                 } else if (strings.eqlComptime(arg, "--")) {
                     parse_flags = false;
+                    prev_flag_was_react = false;
+                } else if (strings.eqlComptime(arg, "--react") or strings.eqlComptime(arg, "-r")) {
+                    template = .react_blank;
+                    prev_flag_was_react = true;
+                    auto_yes = true;
+                } else if ((template == .react_blank and prev_flag_was_react and strings.eqlComptime(arg, "tailwind") or strings.eqlComptime(arg, "--react=tailwind")) or strings.eqlComptime(arg, "r=tailwind")) {
+                    template = .react_tailwind;
+                    prev_flag_was_react = false;
+                    auto_yes = true;
+                } else if ((template == .react_blank and prev_flag_was_react and strings.eqlComptime(arg, "shadcn") or strings.eqlComptime(arg, "--react=shadcn")) or strings.eqlComptime(arg, "r=shadcn")) {
+                    template = .react_tailwind_shadcn;
+                    prev_flag_was_react = false;
+                    auto_yes = true;
                 } else {
-                    // invalid flag; ignore
+                    prev_flag_was_react = false;
                 }
             } else {
                 if (initialize_in_folder == null) {
@@ -541,8 +559,6 @@ pub const InitCommand = struct {
             ).data.e_object;
         }
 
-        var template: Template = .blank;
-
         if (!auto_yes) {
             if (!did_load_package_json) {
                 Output.pretty("\n", .{});
diff --git a/test/cli/init/init.test.ts b/test/cli/init/init.test.ts
index 614eb8a4cc..d68476dd5e 100644
--- a/test/cli/init/init.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli/init/init.test.ts
@@ -218,3 +218,78 @@ test("bun init twice", async () => {
     `"my edited tsconfig.json"`,
   );
 });
+
+test("bun init --react works", () => {
+  const temp = tmpdirSync();
+
+  const out = Bun.spawnSync({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "init", "--react"],
+    cwd: temp,
+    stdio: ["ignore", "inherit", "inherit"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+  });
+
+  expect(out.signalCode).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(out.exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(temp, "package.json"), "utf8"));
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.react");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.react-dom");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("devDependencies.@types/react");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("devDependencies.@types/react-dom");
+
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "src"))).toBe(true);
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "src/index.tsx"))).toBe(true);
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "tsconfig.json"))).toBe(true);
+}, 30_000);
+
+test("bun init --react=tailwind works", () => {
+  const temp = tmpdirSync();
+
+  const out = Bun.spawnSync({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "init", "--react=tailwind"],
+    cwd: temp,
+    stdio: ["ignore", "inherit", "inherit"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+  });
+
+  expect(out.signalCode).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(out.exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(temp, "package.json"), "utf8"));
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.react");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.react-dom");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("devDependencies.@types/react");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("devDependencies.@types/react-dom");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.bun-plugin-tailwind");
+
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "src"))).toBe(true);
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "src/index.tsx"))).toBe(true);
+}, 30_000);
+
+test("bun init --react=shadcn works", () => {
+  const temp = tmpdirSync();
+
+  const out = Bun.spawnSync({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "init", "--react=shadcn"],
+    cwd: temp,
+    stdio: ["ignore", "inherit", "inherit"],
+    env: bunEnv,
+  });
+
+  expect(out.signalCode).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(out.exitCode).toBe(0);
+
+  const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(temp, "package.json"), "utf8"));
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.react");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.react-dom");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.@radix-ui/react-slot");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.class-variance-authority");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.clsx");
+  expect(pkg).toHaveProperty("dependencies.bun-plugin-tailwind");
+
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "src"))).toBe(true);
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "src/index.tsx"))).toBe(true);
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "src/components"))).toBe(true);
+  expect(fs.existsSync(path.join(temp, "src/components/ui"))).toBe(true);
+}, 30_000);