diff --git a/wp_api/src/api_error.rs b/wp_api/src/api_error.rs
index 005237c7..d23f82c9 100644
--- a/wp_api/src/api_error.rs
+++ b/wp_api/src/api_error.rs
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ pub enum WpErrorCode {
     TaxonomyInvalid,
     #[serde(rename = "rest_template_already_trashed")]
     TemplateAlreadyTrashed,
+    #[serde(rename = "rest_template_insert_error")]
+    TemplateInsertError,
     #[serde(rename = "rest_template_not_found")]
     TemplateNotFound,
     #[serde(rename = "rest_term_invalid")]
diff --git a/wp_api/src/request/endpoint/templates_endpoint.rs b/wp_api/src/request/endpoint/templates_endpoint.rs
index a1cb5e14..37fa5b14 100644
--- a/wp_api/src/request/endpoint/templates_endpoint.rs
+++ b/wp_api/src/request/endpoint/templates_endpoint.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ enum TemplatesRequest {
     List,
     #[contextual_get(url = "/templates/<template_id>", output = crate::templates::SparseTemplate, filter_by = crate::templates::SparseTemplateField)]
     Retrieve,
+    #[post(url = "/templates", params = &crate::templates::TemplateCreateParams, output = crate::templates::TemplateWithEditContext)]
+    Create,
     #[delete(url = "/templates/<template_id>", output = crate::templates::TemplateDeleteResponse)]
     Delete,
     #[delete(url = "/templates/<template_id>", output = crate::templates::TemplateWithEditContext)]
@@ -78,6 +80,11 @@ mod tests {
     use rstest::*;
     use std::sync::Arc;
 
+    #[rstest]
+    fn create_template(endpoint: TemplatesRequestEndpoint) {
+        validate_wp_v2_endpoint(endpoint.create(), "/templates");
+    }
+
     #[rstest]
     #[case(TemplateListParams::default(), "")]
     #[case(generate!(TemplateListParams, (post_id, Some(PostId(2)))), "wp_id=2")]
diff --git a/wp_api/src/templates.rs b/wp_api/src/templates.rs
index bcad5777..48ba919c 100644
--- a/wp_api/src/templates.rs
+++ b/wp_api/src/templates.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    UserId, impl_as_query_value_from_to_string,
+    BoolOrString, UserId, impl_as_query_value_from_to_string,
     post_types::PostType,
     posts::PostId,
     url_query::{
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub struct SparseTemplate {
     #[WpContext(edit, embed, view)]
     pub author: Option<UserId>,
     #[WpContext(edit, view)]
-    pub modified: Option<bool>,
+    pub modified: Option<BoolOrString>,
     #[WpContext(edit, view, embed)]
     pub is_custom: Option<bool>,
     #[WpContext(edit, view, embed)]
@@ -239,3 +239,53 @@ pub struct TemplateUpdateParams {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub author: Option<UserId>,
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, uniffi::Record)]
+pub struct TemplateCreateParams {
+    // Unique slug identifying the template.
+    pub slug: String,
+    // Theme identifier for the template.
+    #[uniffi(default = None)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub theme: Option<String>,
+    // Type of template.
+    #[uniffi(default = None)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub template_type: Option<String>,
+    // Content of template.
+    #[uniffi(default = None)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub content: Option<String>,
+    // Title of template.
+    #[uniffi(default = None)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub title: Option<String>,
+    // Description of template.
+    #[uniffi(default = None)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub description: Option<String>,
+    // Status of template.
+    // One of: publish, future, draft, pending, private
+    #[uniffi(default = None)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub status: Option<TemplateStatus>,
+    // The ID for the author of the template.
+    #[uniffi(default = None)]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub author: Option<UserId>,
+}
+
+impl TemplateCreateParams {
+    pub fn new(slug: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            slug,
+            theme: None,
+            template_type: None,
+            content: None,
+            title: None,
+            description: None,
+            status: None,
+            author: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wp_api_integration_tests/tests/test_templates_err.rs b/wp_api_integration_tests/tests/test_templates_err.rs
index ed351689..0ff5ca82 100644
--- a/wp_api_integration_tests/tests/test_templates_err.rs
+++ b/wp_api_integration_tests/tests/test_templates_err.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 use serial_test::parallel;
 use wp_api::{
     WpErrorCode,
-    templates::{TemplateId, TemplateUpdateParams},
+    templates::{TemplateCreateParams, TemplateId, TemplateUpdateParams},
 };
 use wp_api_integration_tests::{AssertWpError, TEMPLATE_TWENTY_TWENTY_FOUR_SINGLE, api_client};
 
+#[tokio::test]
+#[parallel]
+async fn create_template_err_empty_content() {
+    // Creating a template requires `title` or `content`
+    api_client()
+        .templates()
+        .create(&TemplateCreateParams::new("foo".to_string()))
+        .await
+        .assert_wp_error(WpErrorCode::EmptyContent)
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 #[parallel]
 async fn delete_template_err_invalid_template() {
diff --git a/wp_api_integration_tests/tests/test_templates_mut.rs b/wp_api_integration_tests/tests/test_templates_mut.rs
index fb6dbe94..cb1590fe 100644
--- a/wp_api_integration_tests/tests/test_templates_mut.rs
+++ b/wp_api_integration_tests/tests/test_templates_mut.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use macro_helper::generate_update_test;
 use serial_test::serial;
-use wp_api::templates::{TemplateId, TemplateUpdateParams};
+use wp_api::templates::{TemplateCreateParams, TemplateId, TemplateStatus, TemplateUpdateParams};
 use wp_api_integration_tests::{
     AssertResponse, TEMPLATE_CUSTOM, api_client, backend::RestoreServer,
 };
@@ -22,8 +22,60 @@ async fn delete_template() {
     RestoreServer::db().await;
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn create_template_with_slug_and_content() {
+    let mut params = TemplateCreateParams::new("foo".to_string());
+    params.content = Some("foo template content".to_string());
+    test_create_template(&params).await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn create_template_with_slug_and_title() {
+    let mut params = TemplateCreateParams::new("foo".to_string());
+    params.title = Some("foo template title".to_string());
+    test_create_template(&params).await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn create_template_with_slug_title_and_theme() {
+    let mut params = TemplateCreateParams::new("foo".to_string());
+    params.title = Some("foo template title".to_string());
+    params.theme = Some("foo template theme".to_string());
+    test_create_template(&params).await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn create_template_with_slug_title_and_template_type() {
+    let mut params = TemplateCreateParams::new("foo".to_string());
+    params.title = Some("foo template title".to_string());
+    params.template_type = Some("foo template type".to_string());
+    test_create_template(&params).await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+#[serial]
+async fn create_template_with_slug_title_and_template_status_pending() {
+    let mut params = TemplateCreateParams::new("foo".to_string());
+    params.title = Some("foo template title".to_string());
+    params.status = Some(TemplateStatus::Pending);
+    test_create_template(&params).await;
+}
+
 generate_update_test!(update_slug, slug, "new_slug".to_string());
 
+async fn test_create_template(params: &TemplateCreateParams) {
+    api_client()
+        .templates()
+        .create(params)
+        .await
+        .assert_response();
+    RestoreServer::db().await;
+}
+
 async fn test_update_template(params: &TemplateUpdateParams) {
     api_client()
         .templates()