diff --git a/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/driver/LinstorPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl.java b/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/driver/LinstorPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl.java
index 42f6c5d5c3f3..fbad0301aead 100644
--- a/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/driver/LinstorPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/storage/volume/linstor/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/storage/datastore/driver/LinstorPrimaryDataStoreDriverImpl.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 import com.cloud.storage.DataStoreRole;
 import com.cloud.storage.ResizeVolumePayload;
 import com.cloud.storage.SnapshotVO;
+import com.cloud.storage.Storage;
 import com.cloud.storage.StorageManager;
 import com.cloud.storage.StoragePool;
 import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateStoragePoolVO;
@@ -420,27 +421,46 @@ private void applyAuxProps(DevelopersApi api, String rscName, String dispName, S
         }
     }
 
-    private String createResource(VolumeInfo vol, StoragePoolVO storagePoolVO)
-    {
-        DevelopersApi linstorApi = LinstorUtil.getLinstorAPI(storagePoolVO.getHostAddress());
-        final String rscGrp = storagePoolVO.getUserInfo() != null && !storagePoolVO.getUserInfo().isEmpty() ?
+    private String getRscGrp(StoragePoolVO storagePoolVO) {
+        return storagePoolVO.getUserInfo() != null && !storagePoolVO.getUserInfo().isEmpty() ?
             storagePoolVO.getUserInfo() : "DfltRscGrp";
+    }
 
+    private String createResourceBase(
+        String rscName, long sizeInBytes, String volName, String vmName, DevelopersApi api, String rscGrp) {
         ResourceGroupSpawn rscGrpSpawn = new ResourceGroupSpawn();
-        final String rscName = LinstorUtil.RSC_PREFIX + vol.getUuid();
         rscGrpSpawn.setResourceDefinitionName(rscName);
-        rscGrpSpawn.addVolumeSizesItem(vol.getSize() / 1024);
+        rscGrpSpawn.addVolumeSizesItem(sizeInBytes / 1024);
 
         try
         {
             s_logger.info("Linstor: Spawn resource " + rscName);
-            ApiCallRcList answers = linstorApi.resourceGroupSpawn(rscGrp, rscGrpSpawn);
+            ApiCallRcList answers = api.resourceGroupSpawn(rscGrp, rscGrpSpawn);
             checkLinstorAnswersThrow(answers);
 
-            applyAuxProps(linstorApi, rscName, vol.getName(), vol.getAttachedVmName());
+            applyAuxProps(api, rscName, volName, vmName);
+
+            return getDeviceName(api, rscName);
+        } catch (ApiException apiEx)
+        {
+            s_logger.error("Linstor: ApiEx - " + apiEx.getMessage());
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException(apiEx.getBestMessage(), apiEx);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String createResource(VolumeInfo vol, StoragePoolVO storagePoolVO) {
+        DevelopersApi linstorApi = LinstorUtil.getLinstorAPI(storagePoolVO.getHostAddress());
+        final String rscGrp = getRscGrp(storagePoolVO);
+
+        final String rscName = LinstorUtil.RSC_PREFIX + vol.getUuid();
+        String deviceName = createResourceBase(
+            rscName, vol.getSize(), vol.getName(), vol.getAttachedVmName(), linstorApi, rscGrp);
+
+        try
+        {
             applyQoSSettings(storagePoolVO, linstorApi, rscName, vol.getMaxIops());
 
-            return getDeviceName(linstorApi, rscName);
+            return deviceName;
         } catch (ApiException apiEx)
         {
             s_logger.error("Linstor: ApiEx - " + apiEx.getMessage());
@@ -505,8 +525,7 @@ private String cloneResource(long csCloneId, VolumeInfo volumeInfo, StoragePoolV
     }
 
     private String createResourceFromSnapshot(long csSnapshotId, String rscName, StoragePoolVO storagePoolVO) {
-        final String rscGrp = storagePoolVO.getUserInfo() != null && !storagePoolVO.getUserInfo().isEmpty() ?
-            storagePoolVO.getUserInfo() : "DfltRscGrp";
+        final String rscGrp = getRscGrp(storagePoolVO);
         final DevelopersApi linstorApi = LinstorUtil.getLinstorAPI(storagePoolVO.getHostAddress());
 
         SnapshotVO snapshotVO = _snapshotDao.findById(csSnapshotId);
@@ -757,6 +776,13 @@ private static boolean canCopySnapshotCond(DataObject srcData, DataObject dstDat
             || dstData.getDataStore().getRole() == DataStoreRole.ImageCache);
     }
 
+    private static boolean canCopyTemplateCond(DataObject srcData, DataObject dstData) {
+        return srcData.getType() == DataObjectType.TEMPLATE && dstData.getType() == DataObjectType.TEMPLATE
+            && dstData.getDataStore().getRole() == DataStoreRole.Primary
+            && (srcData.getDataStore().getRole() == DataStoreRole.Image
+            || srcData.getDataStore().getRole() == DataStoreRole.ImageCache);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean canCopy(DataObject srcData, DataObject dstData)
     {
@@ -767,6 +793,9 @@ public boolean canCopy(DataObject srcData, DataObject dstData)
             VolumeInfo volume = sinfo.getBaseVolume();
             StoragePoolVO storagePool = _storagePoolDao.findById(volume.getPoolId());
             return storagePool.getStorageProviderName().equals(LinstorUtil.PROVIDER_NAME);
+        } else if (canCopyTemplateCond(srcData, dstData)) {
+            StoragePoolVO storagePoolVO = _storagePoolDao.findById(dstData.getDataStore().getId());
+            return storagePoolVO != null && storagePoolVO.getPoolType() == Storage.StoragePoolType.Linstor;
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -794,6 +823,9 @@ public void copyAsync(DataObject srcData, DataObject dstData, AsyncCompletionCal
             }
             res = new CopyCommandResult(null, answer);
             res.setResult(errMsg);
+        } else if (canCopyTemplateCond(srcData, dstData)) {
+            Answer answer = copyTemplate(srcData, dstData);
+            res = new CopyCommandResult(null, answer);
         } else {
             Answer answer = new Answer(null, false, "noimpl");
             res = new CopyCommandResult(null, answer);
@@ -821,6 +853,43 @@ private Optional<RemoteHostEndPoint> getDiskfullEP(DevelopersApi api, String rsc
         return Optional.empty();
     }
 
+    private Answer copyTemplate(DataObject srcData, DataObject dstData) {
+        TemplateInfo tInfo = (TemplateInfo) dstData;
+        final StoragePoolVO pool = _storagePoolDao.findById(dstData.getDataStore().getId());
+        final DevelopersApi api = LinstorUtil.getLinstorAPI(pool.getHostAddress());
+        final String rscName = LinstorUtil.RSC_PREFIX + dstData.getUuid();
+        createResourceBase(
+            LinstorUtil.RSC_PREFIX + dstData.getUuid(),
+            dstData.getSize(),
+            tInfo.getName(),
+            "",
+            api,
+            getRscGrp(pool));
+
+        int nMaxExecutionMinutes = NumbersUtil.parseInt(
+            _configDao.getValue(Config.SecStorageCmdExecutionTimeMax.key()), 30);
+        CopyCommand cmd = new CopyCommand(
+            srcData.getTO(),
+            dstData.getTO(),
+            nMaxExecutionMinutes * 60 * 1000,
+            VirtualMachineManager.ExecuteInSequence.value());
+        Answer answer;
+
+        try {
+            Optional<RemoteHostEndPoint> optEP = getDiskfullEP(api, rscName);
+            if (optEP.isPresent()) {
+                answer = optEP.get().sendMessage(cmd);
+            }
+            else {
+                answer = new Answer(cmd, false, "Unable to get matching Linstor endpoint.");
+            }
+        } catch (ApiException exc) {
+            s_logger.error("copy template failed: ", exc);
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException(exc.getBestMessage());
+        }
+        return answer;
+    }
+
     protected Answer copySnapshot(DataObject srcData, DataObject destData) {
         String value = _configDao.getValue(Config.BackupSnapshotWait.toString());
         int _backupsnapshotwait = NumbersUtil.parseInt(