diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/app/src/main/java/AppUiComponent.java b/tools/package/archetypes/ui2/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/app/src/main/java/AppUiComponent.java
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+#set( $symbol_pound = '#' )
+#set( $symbol_dollar = '$' )
+#set( $symbol_escape = '\' )
+/*
+ * Copyright ${year}-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ${package};
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Activate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Component;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.Reference;
+import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onosproject.ui.UiExtension;
+import org.onosproject.ui.UiExtensionService;
+import org.onosproject.ui.UiMessageHandlerFactory;
+import org.onosproject.ui.UiView;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Skeletal ONOS UI Custom-View application component.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+public class AppUiComponent {
+
+    private static final String VIEW_ID = "sampleCustom";
+    private static final String VIEW_TEXT = "Sample Custom";
+
+    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
+    protected UiExtensionService uiExtensionService;
+
+    // List of application views
+    private final List<UiView> uiViews = ImmutableList.of(
+            new UiView(UiView.Category.OTHER, VIEW_ID, VIEW_TEXT)
+    );
+
+    // Factory for UI message handlers
+    private final UiMessageHandlerFactory messageHandlerFactory =
+            () -> ImmutableList.of(
+                    new AppUiMessageHandler()
+            );
+
+    // Application UI extension
+    protected UiExtension extension =
+            new UiExtension.Builder(getClass().getClassLoader(), uiViews)
+                    .resourcePath(VIEW_ID)
+                    .messageHandlerFactory(messageHandlerFactory)
+                    .build();
+
+    @Activate
+    protected void activate() {
+        uiExtensionService.register(extension);
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    protected void deactivate() {
+        uiExtensionService.unregister(extension);
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+}