diff --git a/src/djinit/creators/files.py b/src/djinit/creators/files.py
index 382696e..dbeaa91 100644
--- a/src/djinit/creators/files.py
+++ b/src/djinit/creators/files.py
@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ class FileCreator(BaseService):
         core_subfolders = ["utils", "mixins", "middleware"]
         self._create_subdirectories_with_init(core_dir, core_subfolders, "apps/core/")
 
+        # Inject base model
+        CommonUtils.create_file_from_template(
+            os.path.join(core_dir, "base.py"),
+            "components/base.py-tpl",
+            {},
+            "Created apps/core/base.py",
+        )
+
         # Create api directory structure
         api_dir = os.path.join(self.project_root, "api")
         CommonUtils.create_directory_with_init(api_dir, "Created api/__init__.py")
@@ -352,6 +360,14 @@ class FileCreator(BaseService):
         components = ["admin", "models", "serializers", "tests", "urls", "views"]
         self._create_subdirectories_with_init(apps_dir, components, "apps/")
 
+        # Inject base model
+        CommonUtils.create_file_from_template(
+            os.path.join(apps_dir, "models", "base.py"),
+            "components/base.py-tpl",
+            {},
+            "Created apps/models/base.py",
+        )
+
         # Create 'api' directory with v1
         api_dir = os.path.join(apps_dir, "api")
         CommonUtils.create_directory_with_init(api_dir, "Created apps/api/__init__.py")
@@ -401,6 +417,14 @@ class FileCreator(BaseService):
         components = ["admin", "api", "models", "tests"]
         self._create_subdirectories_with_init(project_dir, components, f"{self.module_name}/")
 
+        # Inject base model
+        CommonUtils.create_file_from_template(
+            os.path.join(project_dir, "models", "base.py"),
+            "components/base.py-tpl",
+            {},
+            f"Created {self.module_name}/models/base.py",
+        )
+
         # Create README files for guidance
         CommonUtils.create_file_from_template(
             os.path.join(project_dir, "api", "README.md"),
@@ -510,3 +534,15 @@ class FileCreator(BaseService):
         CommonUtils.create_file_with_content(
             filepath, json.dumps(config, indent=4), "Created .djinit configuration file"
         )
+
+    def create_standard_shared(self) -> None:
+        """Create shared directory and inject base model for standard structure."""
+        shared_dir = os.path.join(self.project_root, "shared")
+        CommonUtils.create_directory_with_init(shared_dir, "Created shared/__init__.py")
+
+        CommonUtils.create_file_from_template(
+            os.path.join(shared_dir, "base.py"),
+            "components/base.py-tpl",
+            {},
+            "Created shared/base.py",
+        )
diff --git a/src/djinit/creators/setup.py b/src/djinit/creators/setup.py
index 085148d..0c970a4 100644
--- a/src/djinit/creators/setup.py
+++ b/src/djinit/creators/setup.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class SetupCreator:
         else:
             steps.append(("Creating Django apps", self.project_creator.create_apps))
             steps.append(("Creating project URLs", self.file_creator.create_project_urls))
+            steps.append(("Creating shared module", self.file_creator.create_standard_shared))
 
         steps.extend(
             [
diff --git a/src/djinit/utils/django.py b/src/djinit/utils/django.py
index 66e5ea7..2402e22 100644
--- a/src/djinit/utils/django.py
+++ b/src/djinit/utils/django.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class DjangoHelper:
                 ("urls.py", "config/urls.py-tpl", urls_context),
                 ("wsgi.py", "config/wsgi.py-tpl", {"project_name": project_name}),
                 ("asgi.py", "config/asgi.py-tpl", {"project_name": project_name}),
-                ("base.py", "components/base.py-tpl", {}),
             ]
             CommonUtils.create_files_from_templates(project_config_dir, project_files, f"{project_name}/")