diff --git a/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/automatisch/config.ee.test.js b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/automatisch/config.ee.test.js
index effb2e9b..01ca3365 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/automatisch/config.ee.test.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/controllers/api/v1/automatisch/config.ee.test.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('GET /api/v1/automatisch/config', () => {
       palettePrimaryLight: '#4286FF',
       palettePrimaryMain: '#0059F7',
       title: 'Sample Title',
+      enableTemplates: true,
     });
 
     const response = await request(app)
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20250304111658_add_enable_templates_to_config.js b/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20250304111658_add_enable_templates_to_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..283f4cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20250304111658_add_enable_templates_to_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export async function up(knex) {
+  return await knex.schema.alterTable('config', (table) => {
+    table.boolean('enable_templates');
+  });
+}
+
+export async function down(knex) {
+  return await knex.schema.alterTable('config', (table) => {
+    table.dropColumn('enable_templates');
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/__snapshots__/config.test.js.snap b/packages/backend/src/models/__snapshots__/config.test.js.snap
index cf1c5274..b3650d4a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/__snapshots__/config.test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/__snapshots__/config.test.js.snap
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ exports[`Config model > jsonSchema should have correct validations 1`] = `
     "createdAt": {
       "type": "string",
     },
+    "enableTemplates": {
+      "type": [
+        "boolean",
+        "null",
+      ],
+    },
     "id": {
       "format": "uuid",
       "type": "string",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/config.js b/packages/backend/src/models/config.js
index f60e51bb..7fda0860 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/config.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/config.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Config extends Base {
       palettePrimaryLight: { type: ['string', 'null'] },
       palettePrimaryMain: { type: ['string', 'null'] },
       title: { type: ['string', 'null'] },
+      enableTemplates: { type: ['boolean', 'null'] },
       createdAt: { type: 'string' },
       updatedAt: { type: 'string' },
     },
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/serializers/config.js b/packages/backend/src/serializers/config.js
index 6625a1c9..44308938 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/serializers/config.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/serializers/config.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const configSerializer = (config) => {
     createdAt: config.createdAt.getTime(),
     disableFavicon: config.disableFavicon,
     disableNotificationsPage: config.disableNotificationsPage,
+    enableTemplates: config.enableTemplates,
     additionalDrawerLink: config.additionalDrawerLink,
     additionalDrawerLinkIcon: config.additionalDrawerLinkIcon,
     additionalDrawerLinkText: config.additionalDrawerLinkText,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/serializers/config.test.js b/packages/backend/src/serializers/config.test.js
index d3339bf2..025f286a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/serializers/config.test.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/serializers/config.test.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ describe('configSerializer', () => {
       id: config.id,
       disableFavicon: config.disableFavicon,
       disableNotificationsPage: config.disableNotificationsPage,
+      enableTemplates: config.enableTemplates,
       logoSvgData: config.logoSvgData,
       palettePrimaryDark: config.palettePrimaryDark,
       palettePrimaryMain: config.palettePrimaryMain,
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/mocks/rest/api/v1/automatisch/config.js b/packages/backend/test/mocks/rest/api/v1/automatisch/config.js
index 62ae351e..eae9202c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/mocks/rest/api/v1/automatisch/config.js
+++ b/packages/backend/test/mocks/rest/api/v1/automatisch/config.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const configMock = (config) => {
       palettePrimaryLight: config.palettePrimaryLight,
       installationCompleted: config.installationCompleted || false,
       title: config.title,
+      enableTemplates: config.enableTemplates,
     },
     meta: {
       count: 1,