diff --git a/pos-background/README.md b/pos-background/README.md
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+# POS background extension
+
+Scaffold for a non-visual POS background extension targeting `pos.app.ready.data`.
+
+The background target runs for the full POS session and observes events via
+`shopify.addEventListener()`. It does not render UI. See the example handlers in
+`src/background-extension.{js,ts}` for `transactioncomplete`,
+`cashtrackingsessionstart`, and `cashtrackingsessioncomplete`.
diff --git a/pos-background/package.json.liquid b/pos-background/package.json.liquid
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+{
+  "name": "{{ handle }}",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "license": "UNLICENSED",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@shopify/ui-extensions": "2026.7.x"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pos-background/shopify.extension.toml.liquid b/pos-background/shopify.extension.toml.liquid
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+api_version = "2026-07"
+
+[[extensions]]
+type = "ui_extension"
+name = "{{ name }}"
+{% if uid %}uid = "{{ uid }}"{% endif %}
+handle = "{{ handle }}"
+description = "A {{ flavor }} POS background extension"
+
+[[extensions.targeting]]
+module = "./src/background-extension.{{ srcFileExtension }}"
+target = "pos.app.ready.data"
diff --git a/pos-background/src/background-extension.liquid b/pos-background/src/background-extension.liquid
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+import { POS_EVENT_NAMES } from '@shopify/ui-extensions/point-of-sale';
+{% if flavor contains "typescript" %}
+import type {
+  TransactionCompleteEvent,
+  CashTrackingSessionStartEvent,
+  CashTrackingSessionCompleteEvent,
+} from '@shopify/ui-extensions/point-of-sale';
+import type { Api } from '@shopify/ui-extensions/pos.app.ready.data';
+{% endif %}
+
+export default ({% if flavor contains "typescript" %}api: Api{% else %}_api{% endif %}) => {
+  try {
+    shopify.addEventListener(
+      POS_EVENT_NAMES.TRANSACTION_COMPLETE,
+      (event{% if flavor contains "typescript" %}: TransactionCompleteEvent{% endif %}) => {
+        console.log('transaction complete', event);
+      },
+    );
+
+    shopify.addEventListener(
+      POS_EVENT_NAMES.CASH_TRACKING_SESSION_START,
+      (event{% if flavor contains "typescript" %}: CashTrackingSessionStartEvent{% endif %}) => {
+        console.log('cash tracking session start', event);
+      },
+    );
+
+    shopify.addEventListener(
+      POS_EVENT_NAMES.CASH_TRACKING_SESSION_COMPLETE,
+      (event{% if flavor contains "typescript" %}: CashTrackingSessionCompleteEvent{% endif %}) => {
+        console.log('cash tracking session complete', event);
+      },
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('failed to register background extension listeners', error);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/pos-background/tsconfig.json.liquid b/pos-background/tsconfig.json.liquid
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+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2020",
+    "checkJs": true,
+    "allowJs": true,
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true
+  },
+  "include": ["./src", "./shopify.d.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/templates.json b/templates.json
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     ],
     "minimumCliVersion": "3.85.3"
   },
+  {
+    "identifier": "pos_background",
+    "name": "POS background",
+    "defaultName": "pos-background",
+    "group": "UI extensions",
+    "supportLinks": [],
+    "url": "https://github.com/Shopify/extensions-templates",
+    "type": "ui_extension",
+    "extensionPoints": [],
+    "supportedFlavors": [
+      {
+        "name": "TypeScript",
+        "value": "typescript",
+        "path": "pos-background"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "JavaScript",
+        "value": "vanilla-js",
+        "path": "pos-background"
+      }
+    ],
+    "minimumCliVersion": "3.85.3"
+  },
   {
     "identifier": "cart_checkout_validation",
     "name": "Cart and checkout validation",