diff --git a/generators/dump.go b/generators/dump.go
index a03aecb..43c0deb 100644
--- a/generators/dump.go
+++ b/generators/dump.go
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@ type DumpGenerator struct{}
 // RunLXC dumps content to a file.
 func (g DumpGenerator) RunLXC(cacheDir, sourceDir string, img *image.LXCImage,
 	defFile shared.DefinitionFile) error {
-	return g.Run(cacheDir, sourceDir, defFile)
+	err := g.Run(cacheDir, sourceDir, defFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if defFile.Templated {
+		return img.AddTemplate(defFile.Path)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // RunLXD dumps content to a file.
diff --git a/shared/definition.go b/shared/definition.go
index a6073ce..2333d02 100644
--- a/shared/definition.go
+++ b/shared/definition.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ type DefinitionFile struct {
 	Releases  []string               `yaml:"releases,omitempty"`
 	Name      string                 `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
 	Template  DefinitionFileTemplate `yaml:"template,omitempty"`
+	Templated bool                   `yaml:"templated,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // A DefinitionFileTemplate represents the settings used by generators