diff --git a/.config/dictionary.txt b/.config/dictionary.txt
index f161e5ed..1a2affcc 100644
--- a/.config/dictionary.txt
+++ b/.config/dictionary.txt
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ myuser
 netcommon
 nilashish
 notesdir
+PYCMD
 pydoclint
 rulebook
 rulebooks
+sshpass
 sysargs
 templated
 templating
diff --git a/src/ansible_creator/arg_parser.py b/src/ansible_creator/arg_parser.py
index bd09d685..e3c4afaa 100644
--- a/src/ansible_creator/arg_parser.py
+++ b/src/ansible_creator/arg_parser.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ def _add_resource(self, subparser: SubParser[ArgumentParser]) -> None:
         self._add_resource_devcontainer(subparser=subparser)
         self._add_resource_devfile(subparser=subparser)
         self._add_resource_role(subparser=subparser)
+        self._add_resource_execution_env(subparser=subparser)
 
     def _add_resource_devcontainer(self, subparser: SubParser[ArgumentParser]) -> None:
         """Add devcontainer files to an existing Ansible project.
@@ -312,6 +313,29 @@ def _add_resource_role(self, subparser: SubParser[ArgumentParser]) -> None:
         )
         self._add_args_common(parser)
 
+    def _add_resource_execution_env(self, subparser: SubParser[ArgumentParser]) -> None:
+        """Add execution environment sample file to an existing path.
+
+        Args:
+            subparser: The subparser to add execution environment file to
+        """
+        parser = subparser.add_parser(
+            "execution-environment",
+            help="Add a sample execution-environment.yml file to an existing path.",
+            formatter_class=CustomHelpFormatter,
+        )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "path",
+            default="./",
+            metavar="path",
+            help="The destination directory for the execution environment file. "
+            "The default is the current working directory.",
+        )
+
+        self._add_overwrite(parser)
+        self._add_args_common(parser)
+
     def _add_plugin(self, subparser: SubParser[ArgumentParser]) -> None:
         """Add a plugin to an Ansible project.
 
diff --git a/src/ansible_creator/constants.py b/src/ansible_creator/constants.py
index b8c9b049..95b95f01 100644
--- a/src/ansible_creator/constants.py
+++ b/src/ansible_creator/constants.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ),
     "DEV_FILE_IMAGE": "ghcr.io/ansible/ansible-workspace-env-reference:latest",
     "RECOMMENDED_EXTENSIONS": ["redhat.ansible", "redhat.vscode-redhat-account"],
+    "EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENT_DEFAULT_IMAGE": "quay.io/fedora/fedora:41",
 }
 
 MIN_COLLECTION_NAME_LEN = 2
diff --git a/src/ansible_creator/resources/common/execution-environment/execution-environment.yml.j2 b/src/ansible_creator/resources/common/execution-environment/execution-environment.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3082343e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansible_creator/resources/common/execution-environment/execution-environment.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+version: 3
+
+images:
+  base_image:
+    name: {{ execution_environment_image }}
+
+dependencies:
+  ansible_core:
+    package_pip: ansible-core
+
+  ansible_runner:
+    package_pip: ansible-runner
+
+  system:
+    - openssh-clients
+    - sshpass
+
+  python:
+    - requests
+    - boto3
+
+  galaxy:
+    collections:
+      - name: ansible.posix
+      - name: ansible.utils
+
+additional_build_steps:
+  append_base:
+    - RUN $PYCMD -m pip install -U pip
+
+options:
+  tags:
+    - ansible_sample_ee
diff --git a/src/ansible_creator/subcommands/add.py b/src/ansible_creator/subcommands/add.py
index 153041b0..32a32fe0 100644
--- a/src/ansible_creator/subcommands/add.py
+++ b/src/ansible_creator/subcommands/add.py
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ def _resource_scaffold(self) -> None:
             template_data = self._get_devfile_template_data()
         elif self._resource_type == "devcontainer":
             template_data = self._get_devcontainer_template_data()
-
+        elif self._resource_type == "execution-environment":
+            template_data = self._get_ee_template_data()
         else:
             msg = f"Unsupported resource type: {self._resource_type}"
             raise CreatorError(msg)
@@ -281,3 +282,14 @@ def _get_plugin_template_data(self) -> TemplateData:
             plugin_name=self._plugin_name,
             creator_version=self._creator_version,
         )
+
+    def _get_ee_template_data(self) -> TemplateData:
+        """Get the template data for lookup plugin.
+
+        Returns:
+            TemplateData: Data required for templating the lookup plugin.
+        """
+        return TemplateData(
+            resource_type=self._resource_type,
+            creator_version=self._creator_version,
+        )
diff --git a/src/ansible_creator/types.py b/src/ansible_creator/types.py
index 38e64ff8..ce26d4fe 100644
--- a/src/ansible_creator/types.py
+++ b/src/ansible_creator/types.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class TemplateData:
         dev_file_image: The devfile image.
         dev_file_name: The unique name entry in devfile.
         namespace: The namespace of the collection.
+        execution_environment_image: The execution environment image.
         recommended_extensions: A list of recommended VsCode extensions.
     """
 
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ class TemplateData:
     dev_file_image: Sequence[str] = GLOBAL_TEMPLATE_VARS["DEV_FILE_IMAGE"]
     dev_file_name: str = ""
     namespace: str = ""
+    execution_environment_image: Sequence[str] = GLOBAL_TEMPLATE_VARS[
+        "EXECUTION_ENVIRONMENT_DEFAULT_IMAGE"
+    ]
     recommended_extensions: Sequence[str] = field(
         default_factory=lambda: GLOBAL_TEMPLATE_VARS["RECOMMENDED_EXTENSIONS"],
     )
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/common/execution-environment/execution-environment.yml b/tests/fixtures/common/execution-environment/execution-environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12f70694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/common/execution-environment/execution-environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+version: 3
+
+images:
+  base_image:
+    name: quay.io/fedora/fedora:41
+
+dependencies:
+  ansible_core:
+    package_pip: ansible-core
+
+  ansible_runner:
+    package_pip: ansible-runner
+
+  system:
+    - openssh-clients
+    - sshpass
+
+  python:
+    - requests
+    - boto3
+
+  galaxy:
+    collections:
+      - name: ansible.posix
+      - name: ansible.utils
+
+additional_build_steps:
+  append_base:
+    - RUN $PYCMD -m pip install -U pip
+
+options:
+  tags:
+    - ansible_sample_ee
diff --git a/tests/units/test_add.py b/tests/units/test_add.py
index 52a98ed5..59d36032 100644
--- a/tests/units/test_add.py
+++ b/tests/units/test_add.py
@@ -696,3 +696,68 @@ def mock_check_collection_path() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(CreatorError) as exc_info:
         add.run()
     assert "Unsupported plugin type: unsupported_type" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+def test_run_success_add_execution_env(
+    capsys: pytest.CaptureFixture[str],
+    tmp_path: Path,
+    cli_args: ConfigDict,
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    """Test Add.run() for adding a execution-environment sample file.
+
+    Successfully adds execution-environment.yml sample file to path.
+
+    Args:
+        capsys: Pytest fixture to capture stdout and stderr.
+        tmp_path: Temporary directory path.
+        cli_args: Dictionary, partial Add class object.
+        monkeypatch: Pytest monkeypatch fixture.
+    """
+    # Set the resource_type to execution-environment
+    cli_args["resource_type"] = "execution-environment"
+    add = Add(
+        Config(**cli_args),
+    )
+    add.run()
+    result = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert re.search("Note: Resource added to", result) is not None
+
+    # Verify the generated execution-environment file match the expected structure
+    expected_ee_file = tmp_path / "execution-environment.yml"
+    effective_ee_file = (
+        FIXTURES_DIR / "common" / "execution-environment" / "execution-environment.yml"
+    )
+
+    cmp_result = cmp(expected_ee_file, effective_ee_file, shallow=False)
+    assert cmp_result
+
+    # Test for overwrite prompt and failure with no overwrite option
+    conflict_file = tmp_path / "execution-environment.yml"
+    conflict_file.write_text('{ "version": "1" }')
+
+    # expect a CreatorError when the response to overwrite is no.
+    monkeypatch.setattr("builtins.input", lambda _: "n")
+    fail_msg = (
+        "The destination directory contains files that will be overwritten."
+        " Please re-run ansible-creator with --overwrite to continue."
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(
+        CreatorError,
+        match=fail_msg,
+    ):
+        add.run()
+
+    # expect a warning followed by execution-environment resource creation msg
+    # when response to overwrite is yes.
+    monkeypatch.setattr("builtins.input", lambda _: "y")
+    add.run()
+    result = capsys.readouterr().out
+    assert (
+        re.search(
+            "already exists",
+            result,
+        )
+        is not None
+    ), result
+    assert re.search("Note: Resource added to", result) is not None