diff --git a/src/zenml/cli/pipeline.py b/src/zenml/cli/pipeline.py
index 05a702a1fe..7a7e07b177 100644
--- a/src/zenml/cli/pipeline.py
+++ b/src/zenml/cli/pipeline.py
@@ -315,6 +315,86 @@ def run_pipeline(
         pipeline_instance()
 
 
+@pipeline.command(
+    "create-run-template",
+    help="Create a run template for a pipeline. The SOURCE argument needs to "
+    "be an importable source path resolving to a ZenML pipeline instance, e.g. "
+    "`my_module.my_pipeline_instance`.",
+)
+@click.argument("source")
+@click.option(
+    "--name",
+    "-n",
+    type=str,
+    required=True,
+    help="Name for the template",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--config",
+    "-c",
+    "config_path",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True, dir_okay=False),
+    required=False,
+    help="Path to configuration file for the build.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--stack",
+    "-s",
+    "stack_name_or_id",
+    type=str,
+    required=False,
+    help="Name or ID of the stack to use for the build.",
+)
+def create_run_template(
+    source: str,
+    name: str,
+    config_path: Optional[str] = None,
+    stack_name_or_id: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Create a run template for a pipeline.
+
+    Args:
+        source: Importable source resolving to a pipeline instance.
+        name: Name of the run template.
+        config_path: Path to pipeline configuration file.
+        stack_name_or_id: Name or ID of the stack for which the template should
+            be created.
+    """
+    if not Client().root:
+        cli_utils.warning(
+            "You're running the `zenml pipeline create-run-template` command "
+            "without a ZenML repository. Your current working directory will "
+            "be used as the source root relative to which the registered step "
+            "classes will be resolved. To silence this warning, run `zenml "
+            "init` at your source code root."
+        )
+
+    try:
+        pipeline_instance = source_utils.load(source)
+    except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+        source_root = source_utils.get_source_root()
+        cli_utils.error(
+            f"Unable to import module `{e.name}`. Make sure the source path is "
+            f"relative to your source root `{source_root}`."
+        )
+    except AttributeError as e:
+        cli_utils.error("Unable to load attribute from module: " + str(e))
+
+    if not isinstance(pipeline_instance, Pipeline):
+        cli_utils.error(
+            f"The given source path `{source}` does not resolve to a pipeline "
+            "object."
+        )
+
+    with cli_utils.temporary_active_stack(stack_name_or_id=stack_name_or_id):
+        pipeline_instance = pipeline_instance.with_options(
+            config_path=config_path
+        )
+        template = pipeline_instance.create_run_template(name=name)
+
+    cli_utils.declare(f"Created run template `{template.id}`.")
+
+
 @pipeline.command("list", help="List all registered pipelines.")
 @list_options(PipelineFilter)
 def list_pipelines(**kwargs: Any) -> None:
diff --git a/src/zenml/pipelines/pipeline_definition.py b/src/zenml/pipelines/pipeline_definition.py
index fa29e8c364..4701716cc5 100644
--- a/src/zenml/pipelines/pipeline_definition.py
+++ b/src/zenml/pipelines/pipeline_definition.py
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ def _create_deployment(
         config_path: Optional[str] = None,
         unlisted: bool = False,
         prevent_build_reuse: bool = False,
+        skip_schedule_registration: bool = False,
     ) -> PipelineDeploymentResponse:
         """Create a pipeline deployment.
 
@@ -609,6 +610,7 @@ def _create_deployment(
                 to any pipeline).
             prevent_build_reuse: DEPRECATED: Use
                 `DockerSettings.prevent_build_reuse` instead.
+            skip_schedule_registration: Whether to skip schedule registration.
 
         Returns:
             The pipeline deployment.
@@ -649,7 +651,7 @@ def _create_deployment(
         stack.validate()
 
         schedule_id = None
-        if schedule:
+        if schedule and not skip_schedule_registration:
             if not stack.orchestrator.config.is_schedulable:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Stack {stack.name} does not support scheduling. "
@@ -1445,7 +1447,9 @@ def create_run_template(
             The created run template.
         """
         self._prepare_if_possible()
-        deployment = self._create_deployment(**self._run_args)
+        deployment = self._create_deployment(
+            **self._run_args, skip_schedule_registration=True
+        )
 
         return Client().create_run_template(
             name=name, deployment_id=deployment.id, **kwargs