diff --git a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
index af42e5b9f..2031367b7 100644
--- a/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
+++ b/templates/zshrc.zsh-template
@@ -83,3 +83,8 @@ source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 # Example aliases
 # alias zshconfig="mate ~/.zshrc"
 # alias ohmyzsh="mate ~/.oh-my-zsh"
+
+# inlcude bash aliases if any
+if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
+  . ~/.bash_aliases
+fi