diff --git a/packages/create-nx-plugin/bin/create-nx-plugin.ts b/packages/create-nx-plugin/bin/create-nx-plugin.ts
index 181819033d07e7..4c2c32fb3e64b3 100644
--- a/packages/create-nx-plugin/bin/create-nx-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/create-nx-plugin/bin/create-nx-plugin.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { output } from 'create-nx-workspace/src/utils/output';
 import { CI } from 'create-nx-workspace/src/utils/ci/ci-list';
 import { CreateWorkspaceOptions } from 'create-nx-workspace/src/create-workspace-options';
 import { PackageManager } from 'create-nx-workspace/src/utils/package-manager';
+import { parse } from 'path';
 
 export const yargsDecorator = {
   'Options:': `${chalk.green`Options`}:`,
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ export const yargsDecorator = {
 const nxVersion = require('../package.json').version;
 
 function determinePluginName(parsedArgs: CreateNxPluginArguments) {
-  if (parsedArgs.name) {
-    return Promise.resolve(parsedArgs.name);
+  if (parsedArgs.pluginName) {
+    return Promise.resolve(parsedArgs.pluginName);
   }
 
   return enquirer
@@ -64,8 +65,7 @@ function determinePluginName(parsedArgs: CreateNxPluginArguments) {
 }
 
 interface CreateNxPluginArguments {
-  name: string;
-  importPath: string;
+  pluginName: string;
   packageManager: PackageManager;
   ci: CI;
   allPrompts: boolean;
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ export const commandsObject: yargs.Argv<CreateNxPluginArguments> = yargs
 async function main(parsedArgs: yargs.Arguments<CreateNxPluginArguments>) {
   const populatedArguments: CreateNxPluginArguments & CreateWorkspaceOptions = {
     ...parsedArgs,
+    name: parsedArgs.pluginName.includes('/')
+      ? parsedArgs.pluginName.split('/')[1]
+      : parsedArgs.pluginName,
   };
-  await createWorkspace<CreateNxPluginArguments>(
-    '@nrwl/nx-plugin',
-    populatedArguments
-  );
+  await createWorkspace('@nrwl/nx-plugin', populatedArguments);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/generators.json b/packages/nx-plugin/generators.json
index b889b233cf3b86..4b1057fd01addf 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/generators.json
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/generators.json
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 {
   "name": "nx/plugin",
   "version": "0.1",
-  "extends": ["@nrwl/workspace"],
+  "extends": [
+    "@nrwl/workspace"
+  ],
   "generators": {
     "plugin": {
       "factory": "./src/generators/plugin/plugin",
@@ -33,6 +35,13 @@
       "factory": "./src/generators/lint-checks/generator",
       "schema": "./src/generators/lint-checks/schema.json",
       "description": "Adds linting configuration to validate common json files for nx plugins."
+    },
+    "preset": {
+      "factory": "./src/generators/preset/generator",
+      "schema": "./src/generators/preset/schema.json",
+      "description": "preset generator",
+      "hidden": true,
+      "x-use-standalone-layout": true
     }
   },
   "schematics": {
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/files/src/index.ts__template__ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/files/src/index.ts__template__
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..dde3cb697b7275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/files/src/index.ts__template__
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const variable = "<%= projectName %>";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.spec.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..97eceb7ecd9a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace } from '@nrwl/devkit/testing';
+import { Tree, readProjectConfiguration } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+
+import generator from './generator';
+import { PresetGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
+
+describe('preset generator', () => {
+  let appTree: Tree;
+  const options: PresetGeneratorSchema = { name: 'test' };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    appTree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace({layout: 'apps-libs'});
+  });
+
+  it('should run successfully', async () => {
+    await generator(appTree, options);
+    const config = readProjectConfiguration(appTree, 'test');
+    expect(config).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e04c262e0e4988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/generator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Tree } from '@nrwl/devkit';
+import { Linter } from '@nrwl/linter';
+import { pluginGenerator } from '../plugin/plugin';
+import { PresetGeneratorSchema } from './schema';
+
+export default async function (tree: Tree, options: PresetGeneratorSchema) {
+  return pluginGenerator(tree, {
+    compiler: 'tsc',
+    linter: Linter.EsLint,
+    name: options.pluginName,
+    skipFormat: false,
+    skipLintChecks: false,
+    skipTsConfig: false,
+    unitTestRunner: 'jest',
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/schema.d.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/schema.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..bff8df3c05dfbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/schema.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface PresetGeneratorSchema {
+  pluginName: string;
+}
diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/schema.json b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..022c86107efa0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/preset/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/schema",
+  "cli": "nx",
+  "$id": "NxPluginPreset",
+  "title": "Preset for @nrwl/nx-plugin",
+  "description": "Initializes a workspace with an nx-plugin inside of it. Use as: `create-nx-workspace --preset @nrwl/nx-plugin`",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "pluginName": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Plugin name",
+      "aliases": ["name"]
+    }
+  },
+  "required": ["pluginName"]
+}