diff --git a/.changes/cargo-feature.md b/.changes/cargo-feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7adbce92b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/cargo-feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"create-tauri-app": "patch"
+"create-tauri-app-js": "patch"
+---
+
+Add `shell-open` cargo feature to match the allowlist in the generated project.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cli/fragments/base/src-tauri/_Cargo.toml b/packages/cli/fragments/base/src-tauri/_Cargo.toml
index 6e79fec82d..c24f9ad974 100644
--- a/packages/cli/fragments/base/src-tauri/_Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/cli/fragments/base/src-tauri/_Cargo.toml
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ rust-version = "1.57"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [build-dependencies]
-tauri-build = {version = "1.2", features = [] }
+tauri-build = { version = "1.2", features = [] }
 
 [dependencies]
 serde_json = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-tauri = {version = "1.2", features = [] }
+tauri = { version = "1.2", features = ["shell-open"] }
 
 [features]
 # by default Tauri runs in production mode
 # when `tauri dev` runs it is executed with `cargo run --no-default-features` if `devPath` is an URL
-default = [ "custom-protocol" ]
+default = ["custom-protocol"]
 # this feature is used used for production builds where `devPath` points to the filesystem
 # DO NOT remove this
-custom-protocol = [ "tauri/custom-protocol" ]
+custom-protocol = ["tauri/custom-protocol"]