diff --git a/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManager.cpp b/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManager.cpp
index 6037177994..3145da0c5e 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManager.cpp
+++ b/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManager.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ CComponentManager::CComponentManager(CSimContext& context, std::shared_ptr<Scrip
 		ScriptFunction::Register<&CComponentManager::QueryInterface, Getter>(rq, "QueryInterface");
 		ScriptFunction::Register<&CComponentManager::DestroyComponentsSoon, Getter>(rq, "DestroyEntity");
 		ScriptFunction::Register<&CComponentManager::FlushDestroyedComponents, Getter>(rq, "FlushDestroyedEntities");
+		ScriptFunction::Register<&CComponentManager::Script_GetTemplate, Getter>(rq, "GetTemplate");
+
 	}
 
 	// Globalscripts may use VFS script functions
@@ -382,6 +384,23 @@ void CComponentManager::Script_RegisterGlobal(const std::string& name, JS::Handl
 	m_ScriptInterface.SetGlobal(name.c_str(), value, m_CurrentlyHotloading);
 }
 
+const CParamNode& CComponentManager::Script_GetTemplate(const std::string& templateName)
+{
+	static CParamNode nullNode(false);
+
+	ICmpTemplateManager* cmpTemplateManager = static_cast<ICmpTemplateManager*> (QueryInterface(SYSTEM_ENTITY, IID_TemplateManager));
+	if (!cmpTemplateManager)
+	{
+		LOGERROR("Template manager is not loaded");
+		return nullNode;
+	}
+
+	const CParamNode* tmpl = cmpTemplateManager->GetTemplate(templateName);
+	if (!tmpl)
+		return nullNode;
+	return *tmpl;
+}
+
 std::vector<int> CComponentManager::Script_GetEntitiesWithInterface(int iid)
 {
 	std::vector<int> ret;
diff --git a/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManager.h b/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManager.h
index d0bfac8bf7..e21ae25c92 100644
--- a/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManager.h
+++ b/source/simulation2/system/ComponentManager.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2021 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ private:
 	void Script_BroadcastMessage(int mtid, JS::HandleValue data);
 	int Script_AddEntity(const std::wstring& templateName);
 	int Script_AddLocalEntity(const std::wstring& templateName);
+	const CParamNode& Script_GetTemplate(const std::string& templateName);
 
 	CMessage* ConstructMessage(int mtid, JS::HandleValue data);
 	void SendGlobalMessage(entity_id_t ent, const CMessage& msg);