diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/conceptConversion.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/conceptConversion.ts
index b768715de..7a414f08c 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/conceptConversion.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/conceptConversion.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ const getNodeExtraData = (
   /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 };
 
-export const discourseNodeSchemaToLocalConcept = (
-  context: SupabaseContext,
-  node: DiscourseNode,
-): LocalConceptDataInput => {
+export const discourseNodeSchemaToLocalConcept = ({
+  context,
+  node,
+  templateContent,
+}: {
+  context: SupabaseContext;
+  node: DiscourseNode;
+  templateContent?: string;
+}): LocalConceptDataInput => {
   const {
     description,
     template,
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ export const discourseNodeSchemaToLocalConcept = (
     source_data: otherData,
   };
   if (template) literal_content.template = template;
+  if (templateContent) literal_content.template_content = templateContent;
   if (importedFromRid) literal_content.importedFromRid = importedFromRid;
   return {
     space_id: context.spaceId,
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/importNodes.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/importNodes.ts
index 6ddf0cc02..819d1c833 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/importNodes.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/importNodes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 import type { Json } from "@repo/database/dbTypes";
 import matter from "gray-matter";
-import { App, TFile } from "obsidian";
+import { App, Notice, TFile } from "obsidian";
 import type { DGSupabaseClient } from "@repo/database/lib/client";
 import type DiscourseGraphPlugin from "~/index";
 import { getLoggedInClient, getSupabaseContext } from "./supabaseContext";
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   importRelationsForImportedNodes,
   type RemoteRelationInstance,
 } from "./importRelations";
+import { createTemplateFile } from "./templates";
 import { resolveFolderForSpaceUri } from "./importFolderMetadata";
 
 export const getAvailableGroupIds = async (
@@ -1019,7 +1020,7 @@ const parseSchemaLiteralContent = (
 ): Pick<
   DiscourseNode,
   "name" | "format" | "color" | "tag" | "template" | "keyImage"
-> => {
+> & { templateContent?: string } => {
   const obj =
     typeof literalContent === "string"
       ? (JSON.parse(literalContent) as Record<string, unknown>)
@@ -1036,6 +1037,7 @@ const parseSchemaLiteralContent = (
     color: (src.color as string) || (obj.color as string) || undefined,
     tag: (src.tag as string) || (obj.tag as string) || undefined,
     template: (obj.template as string) || undefined,
+    templateContent: (obj.template_content as string) || undefined,
     keyImage:
       (src.keyImage as boolean) ?? (obj.keyImage as boolean) ?? undefined,
   };
@@ -1111,6 +1113,32 @@ export const mapNodeTypeIdToLocal = async ({
     authorId: schemaData.author_id ?? undefined,
     importedFromRid,
   };
+
+  if (parsed.templateContent && parsed.template) {
+    const result = await createTemplateFile({
+      app: plugin.app,
+      templateName: parsed.template,
+      content: parsed.templateContent,
+    });
+    if (result.created) {
+      new Notice(
+        `Template "${parsed.template}" created for imported node type "${parsed.name}".`,
+        4000,
+      );
+    } else if (
+      result.reason === "Templates plugin is not enabled" ||
+      result.reason === "Templates folder path is not configured"
+    ) {
+      // Don't store a template filename that can never resolve
+      newNodeType.template = undefined;
+      new Notice(
+        `Node type "${parsed.name}" imported without template: ${result.reason}. Configure the Templates plugin to use templates.`,
+        6000,
+      );
+    }
+    // If reason is "template already exists", keep newNodeType.template — local file takes precedence
+  }
+
   plugin.settings.nodeTypes = [...plugin.settings.nodeTypes, newNodeType];
   await plugin.saveSettings();
   return newNodeType.id;
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/syncDgNodesToSupabase.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/syncDgNodesToSupabase.ts
index c7a37a720..17351f5a2 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/syncDgNodesToSupabase.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/syncDgNodesToSupabase.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   collectDiscourseNodesFromVault,
 } from "./getDiscourseNodes";
 import { isAcceptedSchema } from "./typeUtils";
+import { getTemplatePluginInfo } from "./templates";
 
 const DEFAULT_TIME = "1970-01-01";
 export type ChangeType = "title" | "content";
@@ -472,9 +473,29 @@ const convertDgToSupabaseConcepts = async ({
     nodeTypes.map((nodeType) => [nodeType.id, nodeType]),
   );
 
-  const nodesTypesToLocalConcepts = nodeTypes
-    .filter((nodeType) => nodeType.modified > lastNodeSchemaSync)
-    .map((nodeType) => discourseNodeSchemaToLocalConcept(context, nodeType));
+  const { isEnabled: templatesEnabled, folderPath: templatesFolderPath } =
+    getTemplatePluginInfo(plugin.app);
+
+  const nodesTypesToLocalConcepts = await Promise.all(
+    nodeTypes
+      .filter((nodeType) => nodeType.modified > lastNodeSchemaSync)
+      .map(async (nodeType) => {
+        let templateContent: string | undefined;
+        if (nodeType.template && templatesEnabled && templatesFolderPath) {
+          const templateFilePath = `${templatesFolderPath}/${nodeType.template}.md`;
+          const templateFile =
+            plugin.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(templateFilePath);
+          if (templateFile instanceof TFile) {
+            templateContent = await plugin.app.vault.read(templateFile);
+          }
+        }
+        return discourseNodeSchemaToLocalConcept({
+          context,
+          node: nodeType,
+          templateContent,
+        });
+      }),
+  );
 
   const relationTypesById = Object.fromEntries(
     relationTypes.map((relationType) => [relationType.id, relationType]),
diff --git a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/templates.ts b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/templates.ts
index 6805c0e33..5219f5806 100644
--- a/apps/obsidian/src/utils/templates.ts
+++ b/apps/obsidian/src/utils/templates.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,57 @@ export const getTemplateFiles = (app: App): string[] => {
   }
 };
 
+type CreateTemplateFileResult =
+  | { created: true }
+  | { created: false; reason: string };
+
+export const createTemplateFile = async ({
+  app,
+  templateName,
+  content,
+}: {
+  app: App;
+  templateName: string;
+  content: string;
+}): Promise<CreateTemplateFileResult> => {
+  const { isEnabled, folderPath } = getTemplatePluginInfo(app);
+
+  if (!isEnabled) {
+    return { created: false, reason: "Templates plugin is not enabled" };
+  }
+
+  if (!folderPath) {
+    return {
+      created: false,
+      reason: "Templates folder path is not configured",
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Ensure every segment of the folder path exists, creating missing ones
+  const segments = folderPath.split("/").filter(Boolean);
+  let currentPath = "";
+  for (const segment of segments) {
+    currentPath = currentPath ? `${currentPath}/${segment}` : segment;
+    const existing = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(currentPath);
+    if (!existing) {
+      await app.vault.createFolder(currentPath);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Sanitize to prevent path traversal (e.g. "../../sensitive" from a malicious sync)
+  const sanitizedName = templateName.replace(/[/\\]/g, "-");
+  const templateFilePath = `${folderPath}/${sanitizedName}.md`;
+
+  // Don't overwrite an existing template — the local file takes precedence
+  const existingFile = app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(templateFilePath);
+  if (existingFile instanceof TFile) {
+    return { created: false, reason: "template already exists" };
+  }
+
+  await app.vault.create(templateFilePath, content);
+  return { created: true };
+};
+
 export const applyTemplate = async ({
   app,
   targetFile,