diff --git a/.changeset/fifty-suits-itch.md b/.changeset/fifty-suits-itch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a21a542d11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fifty-suits-itch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-mud": patch
+---
+
+Updated templates' PostDeploy script to set store address so that tables can be used directly inside PostDeploy.
diff --git a/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol b/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
index 89907cacd1..22fd9d5f19 100644
--- a/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
+++ b/examples/minimal/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ pragma solidity >=0.8.21;
 
 import { Script } from "forge-std/Script.sol";
 import { console } from "forge-std/console.sol";
+import { StoreSwitch } from "@latticexyz/store/src/StoreSwitch.sol";
 import { ResourceId, WorldResourceIdLib } from "@latticexyz/world/src/WorldResourceId.sol";
 import { RESOURCE_SYSTEM } from "@latticexyz/world/src/worldResourceTypes.sol";
-import { IWorld } from "../src/codegen/world/IWorld.sol";
 
 import { MessageTable, MessageTableTableId } from "../src/codegen/index.sol";
+import { IWorld } from "../src/codegen/world/IWorld.sol";
 import { ChatNamespacedSystem } from "../src/systems/ChatNamespacedSystem.sol";
 
 contract PostDeploy is Script {
   function run(address worldAddress) external {
+    // Specify a store so that you can use tables directly in PostDeploy
+    StoreSwitch.setStoreAddress(worldAddress);
+
     // Load the private key from the `PRIVATE_KEY` environment variable (in .env)
     uint256 deployerPrivateKey = vm.envUint("PRIVATE_KEY");
 
diff --git a/templates/phaser/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol b/templates/phaser/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
index d8600bb5ed..1205560c79 100644
--- a/templates/phaser/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
+++ b/templates/phaser/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ pragma solidity >=0.8.21;
 
 import { Script } from "forge-std/Script.sol";
 import { console } from "forge-std/console.sol";
+import { StoreSwitch } from "@latticexyz/store/src/StoreSwitch.sol";
+
 import { IWorld } from "../src/codegen/world/IWorld.sol";
 
 contract PostDeploy is Script {
   function run(address worldAddress) external {
+    // Specify a store so that you can use tables directly in PostDeploy
+    StoreSwitch.setStoreAddress(worldAddress);
+
     // Load the private key from the `PRIVATE_KEY` environment variable (in .env)
     uint256 deployerPrivateKey = vm.envUint("PRIVATE_KEY");
 
diff --git a/templates/react/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol b/templates/react/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
index d8600bb5ed..1205560c79 100644
--- a/templates/react/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
+++ b/templates/react/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ pragma solidity >=0.8.21;
 
 import { Script } from "forge-std/Script.sol";
 import { console } from "forge-std/console.sol";
+import { StoreSwitch } from "@latticexyz/store/src/StoreSwitch.sol";
+
 import { IWorld } from "../src/codegen/world/IWorld.sol";
 
 contract PostDeploy is Script {
   function run(address worldAddress) external {
+    // Specify a store so that you can use tables directly in PostDeploy
+    StoreSwitch.setStoreAddress(worldAddress);
+
     // Load the private key from the `PRIVATE_KEY` environment variable (in .env)
     uint256 deployerPrivateKey = vm.envUint("PRIVATE_KEY");
 
diff --git a/templates/vanilla/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol b/templates/vanilla/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
index d8600bb5ed..1205560c79 100644
--- a/templates/vanilla/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
+++ b/templates/vanilla/packages/contracts/script/PostDeploy.s.sol
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ pragma solidity >=0.8.21;
 
 import { Script } from "forge-std/Script.sol";
 import { console } from "forge-std/console.sol";
+import { StoreSwitch } from "@latticexyz/store/src/StoreSwitch.sol";
+
 import { IWorld } from "../src/codegen/world/IWorld.sol";
 
 contract PostDeploy is Script {
   function run(address worldAddress) external {
+    // Specify a store so that you can use tables directly in PostDeploy
+    StoreSwitch.setStoreAddress(worldAddress);
+
     // Load the private key from the `PRIVATE_KEY` environment variable (in .env)
     uint256 deployerPrivateKey = vm.envUint("PRIVATE_KEY");