3 files changed, 36 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/job_generator.rb b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/job_generator.rb
index 2115fb9f71..03346a7f12 100644
--- a/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/job_generator.rb
+++ b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/job_generator.rb
@@ -1,23 +1,44 @@
-require 'rails/generators/named_base'
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails/generators/named_base"
 
 module Rails # :nodoc:
   module Generators # :nodoc:
     class JobGenerator < Rails::Generators::NamedBase # :nodoc:
-      desc 'This generator creates an active job file at app/jobs'
+      desc "This generator creates an active job file at app/jobs"
 
-      class_option :queue, type: :string, default: 'default', desc: 'The queue name for the generated job'
+      class_option :queue, type: :string, default: "default", desc: "The queue name for the generated job"
 
-      check_class_collision suffix: 'Job'
+      check_class_collision suffix: "Job"
 
       hook_for :test_framework
 
       def self.default_generator_root
-        File.dirname(__FILE__)
+        __dir__
       end
 
       def create_job_file
-        template 'job.rb', File.join('app/jobs', class_path, "#{file_name}_job.rb")
+        template "job.rb", File.join("app/jobs", class_path, "#{file_name}_job.rb")
+
+        in_root do
+          if behavior == :invoke && !File.exist?(application_job_file_name)
+            template "application_job.rb", application_job_file_name
+          end
+        end
       end
+
+      private
+        def file_name
+          @_file_name ||= super.sub(/_job\z/i, "")
+        end
+
+        def application_job_file_name
+          @application_job_file_name ||= if mountable_engine?
+            "app/jobs/#{namespaced_path}/application_job.rb"
+          else
+            "app/jobs/application_job.rb"
+          end
+        end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/templates/application_job.rb.tt b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/templates/application_job.rb.tt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f93745a31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/templates/application_job.rb.tt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<% module_namespacing do -%>
+class ApplicationJob < ActiveJob::Base
+  # Automatically retry jobs that encountered a deadlock
+  # retry_on ActiveRecord::Deadlocked
+
+  # Most jobs are safe to ignore if the underlying records are no longer available
+  # discard_on ActiveJob::DeserializationError
+end
+<% end -%>
diff --git a/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/templates/job.rb b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/templates/job.rb.tt
index 4ad2914a45..4ad2914a45 100644
--- a/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/templates/job.rb
+++ b/activejob/lib/rails/generators/job/templates/job.rb.tt