diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3b9010d17..fb7c094df 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         "composer/semver": "^3.0",
         "doctrine/doctrine-bundle": "^2.5.0",
         "doctrine/orm": "^2.15|^3",
+        "doctrine/persistence": "^2.5|^3",
         "symfony/http-client": "^6.4|^7.0",
         "symfony/phpunit-bridge": "^6.4.1|^7.0",
         "symfony/security-core": "^6.4|^7.0",
diff --git a/src/Generator.php b/src/Generator.php
index fbadc1bca..ea95a9c87 100644
--- a/src/Generator.php
+++ b/src/Generator.php
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@ public function generateController(string $controllerClassName, string $controll
      */
     public function generateTemplate(string $targetPath, string $templateName, array $variables = [])
     {
+        $templatePath = 'templates/bundles/MakerBundle/'.$templateName;
+        if ($this->fileManager->fileExists($templatePath)) {
+            $templateName = $templatePath;
+        }
+
         $this->generateFile(
             $this->fileManager->getPathForTemplate($targetPath),
             $templateName,