diff --git a/SDK/Templates/preferences.json b/SDK/Templates/preferences.json
index c8b86d51877a44512a6f2803cfa544376b48506d..b8ab719b3bbe04e2da14df85b9ce867807de0153 100644
--- a/SDK/Templates/preferences.json
+++ b/SDK/Templates/preferences.json
@@ -28,5 +28,13 @@
         "summary" : "preference summary",
         "defaultValue" : "default value",
         "scope" : "plugin, Name of API implementation"
+    },
+    {
+        "category" : "genericSwitch",
+        "type" : "Switch",
+        "key": "keyName",
+        "title" : "preference title",
+        "summary" : "preference summary",
+        "defaultValue" : "default value"
     }
 ]