diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/IssuesController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/IssuesController.scala
index 5969cb4..f55db68 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/IssuesController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/IssuesController.scala
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
           getMilestones(owner, name),
           getLabels(owner, name),
           isIssueManageable(repository),
+          getContentTemplate(repository, "ISSUE_TEMPLATE"),
           repository)
       }
     } else Unauthorized()
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/PullRequestsController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/PullRequestsController.scala
index e33fca1..8609421 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/PullRequestsController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/PullRequestsController.scala
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@
               forkedId,
               oldId.getName,
               newId.getName,
+              getContentTemplate(originRepository, "PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE"),
               forkedRepository,
               originRepository,
               forkedRepository,
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryService.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryService.scala
index 30b4d5c..1fee8f7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryService.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/service/RepositoryService.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 import gitbucket.core.controller.Context
 import gitbucket.core.model.{Collaborator, Repository, RepositoryOptions, Account, Role}
 import gitbucket.core.model.Profile._
+import gitbucket.core.plugin.PluginRegistry
 import gitbucket.core.util.JGitUtil
+import gitbucket.core.util.JGitUtil.FileInfo
+import gitbucket.core.util.ControlUtil._
+import gitbucket.core.util.Directory
+import gitbucket.core.util.FileUtil
+import gitbucket.core.util.StringUtil
+import org.eclipse.jgit.api.Git
 import profile.simple._
 
 trait RepositoryService { self: AccountService =>
@@ -416,6 +423,36 @@
     }
     .sortBy(_.userName asc).map(t => t.userName -> t.repositoryName).list
 
+  private val templateExtensions = Seq("md", "markdown")
+
+  /**
+    * Returns content of template set per repository.
+    *
+    * @param repository the repository information
+    * @param fileBaseName the file basename without extension of template
+    * @return The content of template if the repository has it, otherwise empty string.
+   */
+  def getContentTemplate(repository: RepositoryInfo, fileBaseName: String)(implicit s: Session): String = {
+    val withExtFilenames = templateExtensions.map(extension => s"${fileBaseName.toLowerCase()}.${extension}")
+
+    def choiceTemplate(files: List[FileInfo]): Option[FileInfo] =
+      files.find { f =>
+        f.name.toLowerCase() == fileBaseName
+      }.orElse {
+        files.find(f => withExtFilenames.contains(f.name.toLowerCase()))
+      }
+
+    // Get template file from project root. When didn't find, will lookup default folder.
+    using(Git.open(Directory.getRepositoryDir(repository.owner, repository.name))) { git =>
+      choiceTemplate(JGitUtil.getFileList(git, repository.repository.defaultBranch, ".")).orElse {
+        choiceTemplate(JGitUtil.getFileList(git, repository.repository.defaultBranch, ".gitbucket"))
+      }.map { file =>
+        JGitUtil.getContentFromId(git, file.id, true).collect {
+          case bytes if FileUtil.isText(bytes) => StringUtil.convertFromByteArray(bytes)
+        }
+      } getOrElse None
+    } getOrElse ""
+  }
 }
 
 object RepositoryService {
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/issues/create.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/issues/create.scala.html
index a418a2b..f72df6b 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/issues/create.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/issues/create.scala.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   milestones: List[gitbucket.core.model.Milestone],
   labels: List[gitbucket.core.model.Label],
   isManageable: Boolean,
+  content: String,
   repository: gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
 @import gitbucket.core.view.helpers
 @gitbucket.core.html.main(s"New Issue - ${repository.owner}/${repository.name}", Some(repository)){
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
           <input type="text" id="issue-title" name="title" class="form-control" value="" placeholder="Title" style="margin-bottom: 6px;" autofocus/>
           @gitbucket.core.helper.html.preview(
             repository         = repository,
-            content            = "",
+            content            = content,
             enableWikiLink     = false,
             enableRefsLink     = true,
             enableLineBreaks   = true,
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/pulls/compare.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/pulls/compare.scala.html
index 06d00ff..d97b36f 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/pulls/compare.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/pulls/compare.scala.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   forkedId: String,
   sourceId: String,
   commitId: String,
+  content: String,
   repository: gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo,
   originRepository: gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo,
   forkedRepository: gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo,
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
               <input type="text" name="title" value="@title" class="form-control" style="margin-bottom: 6px;" placeholder="Title"/>
               @gitbucket.core.helper.html.preview(
                 repository         = repository,
-                content            = "",
+                content            = content,
                 enableWikiLink     = false,
                 enableRefsLink     = true,
                 enableLineBreaks   = true,