diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-insects-melt.md b/.changeset/chilled-insects-melt.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..27e8c7fe5f82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-insects-melt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-astro': patch
+---
+
+Add `starlight` template alias
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/template.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/template.ts
index aa0363694862..85b7d6f27b31 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/template.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/template.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,15 @@ const FILES_TO_UPDATE = {
 		}),
 };
 
-export default async function copyTemplate(tmpl: string, ctx: Context) {
-	const ref = ctx.ref || 'latest';
+function getTemplateTarget(tmpl: string, ref = 'latest') {
 	const isThirdParty = tmpl.includes('/');
+	if (isThirdParty) return tmpl;
+	if (tmpl === 'starlight') return `withastro/starlight/examples/basics`;
+	return `github:withastro/astro/examples/${tmpl}#${ref}`;
+}
 
-	const templateTarget = isThirdParty ? tmpl : `github:withastro/astro/examples/${tmpl}#${ref}`;
+export default async function copyTemplate(tmpl: string, ctx: Context) {
+	const templateTarget = getTemplateTarget(tmpl, ctx.ref);
 
 	// Copy
 	if (!ctx.dryRun) {