diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/templates/use-template-dialog.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/templates/use-template-dialog.tsx
index 544cf4d72..811a39e55 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/templates/use-template-dialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/(dashboard)/templates/use-template-dialog.tsx
@@ -7,15 +7,17 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
 import { zodResolver } from '@hookform/resolvers/zod';
 import { Trans, msg } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { useLingui } from '@lingui/react';
-import { InfoIcon, Plus } from 'lucide-react';
+import { InfoIcon, Plus, Upload, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useFieldArray, useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
 import * as z from 'zod';
 
+import { APP_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD_SIZE_LIMIT } from '@documenso/lib/constants/app';
 import {
   TEMPLATE_RECIPIENT_EMAIL_PLACEHOLDER_REGEX,
   TEMPLATE_RECIPIENT_NAME_PLACEHOLDER_REGEX,
 } from '@documenso/lib/constants/template';
 import { AppError } from '@documenso/lib/errors/app-error';
+import { putPdfFile } from '@documenso/lib/universal/upload/put-file';
 import type { Recipient } from '@documenso/prisma/client';
 import { DocumentDistributionMethod, DocumentSigningOrder } from '@documenso/prisma/client';
 import { trpc } from '@documenso/trpc/react';
@@ -50,6 +52,11 @@ import { useOptionalCurrentTeam } from '~/providers/team';
 const ZAddRecipientsForNewDocumentSchema = z
   .object({
     distributeDocument: z.boolean(),
+    useCustomDocument: z.boolean().default(false),
+    customDocumentData: z
+      .any()
+      .refine((data) => data instanceof File || data === undefined)
+      .optional(),
     recipients: z.array(
       z.object({
         id: z.number(),
@@ -119,6 +126,8 @@ export function UseTemplateDialog({
     resolver: zodResolver(ZAddRecipientsForNewDocumentSchema),
     defaultValues: {
       distributeDocument: false,
+      useCustomDocument: false,
+      customDocumentData: undefined,
       recipients: recipients
         .sort((a, b) => (a.signingOrder || 0) - (b.signingOrder || 0))
         .map((recipient) => {
@@ -145,11 +154,19 @@ export function UseTemplateDialog({
 
   const onSubmit = async (data: TAddRecipientsForNewDocumentSchema) => {
     try {
+      let customDocumentDataId: string | undefined = undefined;
+
+      if (data.useCustomDocument && data.customDocumentData) {
+        const customDocumentData = await putPdfFile(data.customDocumentData);
+        customDocumentDataId = customDocumentData.id;
+      }
+
       const { id } = await createDocumentFromTemplate({
         templateId,
         teamId: team?.id,
         recipients: data.recipients,
         distributeDocument: data.distributeDocument,
+        customDocumentDataId,
       });
 
       toast({
@@ -300,89 +317,245 @@ export function UseTemplateDialog({
                     />
                   </div>
                 ))}
+
+                {recipients.length > 0 && (
+                  <div className="mt-4 flex flex-row items-center">
+                    <FormField
+                      control={form.control}
+                      name="distributeDocument"
+                      render={({ field }) => (
+                        <FormItem>
+                          <div className="flex flex-row items-center">
+                            <Checkbox
+                              id="distributeDocument"
+                              className="h-5 w-5"
+                              checked={field.value}
+                              onCheckedChange={field.onChange}
+                            />
+
+                            {documentDistributionMethod === DocumentDistributionMethod.EMAIL && (
+                              <label
+                                className="text-muted-foreground ml-2 flex items-center text-sm"
+                                htmlFor="distributeDocument"
+                              >
+                                <Trans>Send document</Trans>
+                                <Tooltip>
+                                  <TooltipTrigger type="button">
+                                    <InfoIcon className="mx-1 h-4 w-4" />
+                                  </TooltipTrigger>
+
+                                  <TooltipContent className="text-muted-foreground z-[99999] max-w-md space-y-2 p-4">
+                                    <p>
+                                      <Trans>
+                                        The document will be immediately sent to recipients if this
+                                        is checked.
+                                      </Trans>
+                                    </p>
+
+                                    <p>
+                                      <Trans>
+                                        Otherwise, the document will be created as a draft.
+                                      </Trans>
+                                    </p>
+                                  </TooltipContent>
+                                </Tooltip>
+                              </label>
+                            )}
+
+                            {documentDistributionMethod === DocumentDistributionMethod.NONE && (
+                              <label
+                                className="text-muted-foreground ml-2 flex items-center text-sm"
+                                htmlFor="distributeDocument"
+                              >
+                                <Trans>Create as pending</Trans>
+                                <Tooltip>
+                                  <TooltipTrigger type="button">
+                                    <InfoIcon className="mx-1 h-4 w-4" />
+                                  </TooltipTrigger>
+                                  <TooltipContent className="text-muted-foreground z-[99999] max-w-md space-y-2 p-4">
+                                    <p>
+                                      <Trans>
+                                        Create the document as pending and ready to sign.
+                                      </Trans>
+                                    </p>
+
+                                    <p>
+                                      <Trans>We won't send anything to notify recipients.</Trans>
+                                    </p>
+
+                                    <p className="mt-2">
+                                      <Trans>
+                                        We will generate signing links for you, which you can send
+                                        to the recipients through your method of choice.
+                                      </Trans>
+                                    </p>
+                                  </TooltipContent>
+                                </Tooltip>
+                              </label>
+                            )}
+                          </div>
+                        </FormItem>
+                      )}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
+
+                <FormField
+                  control={form.control}
+                  name="useCustomDocument"
+                  render={({ field }) => (
+                    <FormItem>
+                      <div className="flex flex-row items-center">
+                        <Checkbox
+                          id="useCustomDocument"
+                          className="h-5 w-5"
+                          checked={field.value}
+                          onCheckedChange={(checked) => {
+                            field.onChange(checked);
+                            if (!checked) {
+                              form.setValue('customDocumentData', undefined);
+                            }
+                          }}
+                        />
+                        <label
+                          className="text-muted-foreground ml-2 flex items-center text-sm"
+                          htmlFor="useCustomDocument"
+                        >
+                          <Trans>Upload custom document</Trans>
+                          <Tooltip>
+                            <TooltipTrigger type="button">
+                              <InfoIcon className="mx-1 h-4 w-4" />
+                            </TooltipTrigger>
+                            <TooltipContent className="text-muted-foreground z-[99999] max-w-md space-y-2 p-4">
+                              <p>
+                                <Trans>
+                                  Upload a custom document to use instead of the template's default
+                                  document
+                                </Trans>
+                              </p>
+                            </TooltipContent>
+                          </Tooltip>
+                        </label>
+                      </div>
+                    </FormItem>
+                  )}
+                />
+
+                {form.watch('useCustomDocument') && (
+                  <div className="my-4">
+                    <FormField
+                      control={form.control}
+                      name="customDocumentData"
+                      render={({ field }) => (
+                        <FormItem>
+                          <FormControl>
+                            <div className="w-full space-y-4">
+                              <label
+                                className={cn(
+                                  'text-muted-foreground hover:border-muted-foreground/50 group relative flex min-h-[150px] cursor-pointer flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-dashed border-gray-300 px-6 py-10 transition-colors',
+                                  {
+                                    'border-destructive hover:border-destructive':
+                                      form.formState.errors.customDocumentData,
+                                  },
+                                )}
+                              >
+                                <div className="text-center">
+                                  {!field.value && (
+                                    <>
+                                      <Upload className="text-muted-foreground/50 mx-auto h-10 w-10" />
+                                      <div className="mt-4 flex text-sm leading-6">
+                                        <span className="text-muted-foreground relative">
+                                          <Trans>
+                                            <span className="text-primary font-semibold">
+                                              Click to upload
+                                            </span>{' '}
+                                            or drag and drop
+                                          </Trans>
+                                        </span>
+                                      </div>
+                                      <p className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-xs">
+                                        PDF files only
+                                      </p>
+                                    </>
+                                  )}
+
+                                  {field.value && (
+                                    <div className="text-muted-foreground space-y-1">
+                                      <p className="text-sm font-medium">{field.value.name}</p>
+                                      <p className="text-muted-foreground/60 text-xs">
+                                        {(field.value.size / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(2)} MB
+                                      </p>
+                                    </div>
+                                  )}
+                                </div>
+
+                                <input
+                                  type="file"
+                                  className="absolute h-full w-full opacity-0"
+                                  accept=".pdf,application/pdf"
+                                  onChange={(e) => {
+                                    const file = e.target.files?.[0];
+
+                                    if (!file) {
+                                      field.onChange(undefined);
+
+                                      return;
+                                    }
+
+                                    if (file.type !== 'application/pdf') {
+                                      form.setError('customDocumentData', {
+                                        type: 'manual',
+                                        message: _(msg`Please select a PDF file`),
+                                      });
+
+                                      return;
+                                    }
+
+                                    if (file.size > APP_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD_SIZE_LIMIT * 1024 * 1024) {
+                                      form.setError('customDocumentData', {
+                                        type: 'manual',
+                                        message: _(
+                                          msg`File size exceeds the limit of ${APP_DOCUMENT_UPLOAD_SIZE_LIMIT} MB`,
+                                        ),
+                                      });
+
+                                      return;
+                                    }
+
+                                    field.onChange(file);
+                                  }}
+                                />
+
+                                {field.value && (
+                                  <div className="absolute right-2 top-2">
+                                    <Button
+                                      type="button"
+                                      variant="destructive"
+                                      className="h-6 w-6 p-0"
+                                      onClick={(e) => {
+                                        e.preventDefault();
+                                        field.onChange(undefined);
+                                      }}
+                                    >
+                                      <X className="h-4 w-4" />
+                                      <div className="sr-only">
+                                        <Trans>Clear file</Trans>
+                                      </div>
+                                    </Button>
+                                  </div>
+                                )}
+                              </label>
+                            </div>
+                          </FormControl>
+                          <FormMessage />
+                        </FormItem>
+                      )}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                )}
               </div>
 
-              {recipients.length > 0 && (
-                <div className="mt-4 flex flex-row items-center">
-                  <FormField
-                    control={form.control}
-                    name="distributeDocument"
-                    render={({ field }) => (
-                      <FormItem>
-                        <div className="flex flex-row items-center">
-                          <Checkbox
-                            id="distributeDocument"
-                            className="h-5 w-5"
-                            checked={field.value}
-                            onCheckedChange={field.onChange}
-                          />
-
-                          {documentDistributionMethod === DocumentDistributionMethod.EMAIL && (
-                            <label
-                              className="text-muted-foreground ml-2 flex items-center text-sm"
-                              htmlFor="distributeDocument"
-                            >
-                              <Trans>Send document</Trans>
-                              <Tooltip>
-                                <TooltipTrigger type="button">
-                                  <InfoIcon className="mx-1 h-4 w-4" />
-                                </TooltipTrigger>
-
-                                <TooltipContent className="text-muted-foreground z-[99999] max-w-md space-y-2 p-4">
-                                  <p>
-                                    <Trans>
-                                      The document will be immediately sent to recipients if this is
-                                      checked.
-                                    </Trans>
-                                  </p>
-
-                                  <p>
-                                    <Trans>
-                                      Otherwise, the document will be created as a draft.
-                                    </Trans>
-                                  </p>
-                                </TooltipContent>
-                              </Tooltip>
-                            </label>
-                          )}
-
-                          {documentDistributionMethod === DocumentDistributionMethod.NONE && (
-                            <label
-                              className="text-muted-foreground ml-2 flex items-center text-sm"
-                              htmlFor="distributeDocument"
-                            >
-                              <Trans>Create as pending</Trans>
-                              <Tooltip>
-                                <TooltipTrigger type="button">
-                                  <InfoIcon className="mx-1 h-4 w-4" />
-                                </TooltipTrigger>
-                                <TooltipContent className="text-muted-foreground z-[99999] max-w-md space-y-2 p-4">
-                                  <p>
-                                    <Trans>Create the document as pending and ready to sign.</Trans>
-                                  </p>
-
-                                  <p>
-                                    <Trans>We won't send anything to notify recipients.</Trans>
-                                  </p>
-
-                                  <p className="mt-2">
-                                    <Trans>
-                                      We will generate signing links for you, which you can send to
-                                      the recipients through your method of choice.
-                                    </Trans>
-                                  </p>
-                                </TooltipContent>
-                              </Tooltip>
-                            </label>
-                          )}
-                        </div>
-                      </FormItem>
-                    )}
-                  />
-                </div>
-              )}
-
-              <DialogFooter>
+              <DialogFooter className="mt-4">
                 <DialogClose asChild>
                   <Button type="button" variant="secondary">
                     <Trans>Close</Trans>
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/e2e/templates/create-document-from-template.spec.ts b/packages/app-tests/e2e/templates/create-document-from-template.spec.ts
index 57100eaa6..637d8232e 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/e2e/templates/create-document-from-template.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/e2e/templates/create-document-from-template.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
 
 import { extractDocumentAuthMethods } from '@documenso/lib/utils/document-auth';
 import { prisma } from '@documenso/prisma';
+import { DocumentDataType } from '@documenso/prisma/client';
 import { seedUserSubscription } from '@documenso/prisma/seed/subscriptions';
 import { seedTeam } from '@documenso/prisma/seed/teams';
 import { seedBlankTemplate } from '@documenso/prisma/seed/templates';
@@ -13,6 +17,20 @@ test.describe.configure({ mode: 'parallel' });
 
 const enterprisePriceId = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_ENTERPRISE_PLAN_MONTHLY_PRICE_ID || '';
 
+// Create a temporary PDF file for testing
+function createTempPdfFile() {
+  const tempDir = os.tmpdir();
+  const tempFilePath = path.join(tempDir, 'test.pdf');
+
+  // Create a simple PDF file with some content
+  const pdfContent = Buffer.from(
+    '%PDF-1.4\n1 0 obj<</Type/Catalog/Pages 2 0 R>>endobj 2 0 obj<</Type/Pages/Kids[3 0 R]/Count 1>>endobj 3 0 obj<</Type/Page/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 2 0 R>>endobj\nxref\n0 4\n0000000000 65535 f\n0000000009 00000 n\n0000000052 00000 n\n0000000101 00000 n\ntrailer<</Size 4/Root 1 0 R>>\nstartxref\n178\n%%EOF',
+  );
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(tempFilePath, pdfContent);
+  return tempFilePath;
+}
+
 /**
  * 1. Create a template with all settings filled out
  * 2. Create a document from the template
@@ -283,3 +301,231 @@ test('[TEMPLATE]: should create a team document from a team template', async ({
   expect(recipientOneAuth.derivedRecipientAccessAuth).toEqual('ACCOUNT');
   expect(recipientTwoAuth.derivedRecipientAccessAuth).toEqual('ACCOUNT');
 });
+
+/**
+ * This test verifies that we can create a document from a template using a custom document
+ * instead of the template's default document.
+ */
+test('[TEMPLATE]: should create a document from a template with custom document', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const user = await seedUser();
+  const template = await seedBlankTemplate(user);
+
+  // Create a temporary PDF file for upload
+  const testPdfPath = createTempPdfFile();
+  const pdfContent = fs.readFileSync(testPdfPath).toString('base64');
+
+  try {
+    await apiSignin({
+      page,
+      email: user.email,
+      redirectPath: `/templates/${template.id}/edit`,
+    });
+
+    // Set template title
+    await page.getByLabel('Title').fill('TEMPLATE_WITH_CUSTOM_DOC');
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Add Placeholder' })).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Add a signer
+    await page.getByPlaceholder('Email').fill('recipient@documenso.com');
+    await page.getByPlaceholder('Name').fill('Recipient');
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Add Fields' })).toBeVisible();
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save template' }).click();
+
+    // Use template with custom document
+    await page.waitForURL('/templates');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Use Template' }).click();
+
+    // Enable custom document upload and upload file
+    await page.getByLabel('Upload custom document').check();
+    await page.locator('input[type="file"]').setInputFiles(testPdfPath);
+
+    // Wait for upload to complete
+    await expect(page.getByText(path.basename(testPdfPath))).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Create document with custom document data
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create as draft' }).click();
+
+    // Review that the document was created with the custom document data
+    await page.waitForURL(/documents/);
+
+    const documentId = Number(page.url().split('/').pop());
+
+    const document = await prisma.document.findFirstOrThrow({
+      where: {
+        id: documentId,
+      },
+      include: {
+        documentData: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(document.title).toEqual('TEMPLATE_WITH_CUSTOM_DOC');
+    expect(document.documentData.type).toEqual(DocumentDataType.BYTES_64);
+    expect(document.documentData.data).toEqual(pdfContent);
+    expect(document.documentData.initialData).toEqual(pdfContent);
+  } finally {
+    // Clean up the temporary file
+    fs.unlinkSync(testPdfPath);
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * This test verifies that we can create a team document from a template using a custom document
+ * instead of the template's default document.
+ */
+test('[TEMPLATE]: should create a team document from a template with custom document', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const { owner, ...team } = await seedTeam({
+    createTeamMembers: 2,
+  });
+
+  const template = await seedBlankTemplate(owner, {
+    createTemplateOptions: {
+      teamId: team.id,
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Create a temporary PDF file for upload
+  const testPdfPath = createTempPdfFile();
+  const pdfContent = fs.readFileSync(testPdfPath).toString('base64');
+
+  try {
+    await apiSignin({
+      page,
+      email: owner.email,
+      redirectPath: `/t/${team.url}/templates/${template.id}/edit`,
+    });
+
+    // Set template title
+    await page.getByLabel('Title').fill('TEAM_TEMPLATE_WITH_CUSTOM_DOC');
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Add Placeholder' })).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Add a signer
+    await page.getByPlaceholder('Email').fill('recipient@documenso.com');
+    await page.getByPlaceholder('Name').fill('Recipient');
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Add Fields' })).toBeVisible();
+
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save template' }).click();
+
+    // Use template with custom document
+    await page.waitForURL(`/t/${team.url}/templates`);
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Use Template' }).click();
+
+    // Enable custom document upload and upload file
+    await page.getByLabel('Upload custom document').check();
+    await page.locator('input[type="file"]').setInputFiles(testPdfPath);
+
+    // Wait for upload to complete
+    await expect(page.getByText(path.basename(testPdfPath))).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Create document with custom document data
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create as draft' }).click();
+
+    // Review that the document was created with the custom document data
+    await page.waitForURL(/documents/);
+
+    const documentId = Number(page.url().split('/').pop());
+
+    const document = await prisma.document.findFirstOrThrow({
+      where: {
+        id: documentId,
+      },
+      include: {
+        documentData: true,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(document.teamId).toEqual(team.id);
+    expect(document.title).toEqual('TEAM_TEMPLATE_WITH_CUSTOM_DOC');
+    expect(document.documentData.type).toEqual(DocumentDataType.BYTES_64);
+    expect(document.documentData.data).toEqual(pdfContent);
+    expect(document.documentData.initialData).toEqual(pdfContent);
+  } finally {
+    // Clean up the temporary file
+    fs.unlinkSync(testPdfPath);
+  }
+});
+
+/**
+ * This test verifies that when custom document upload is not enabled,
+ * the document uses the template's original document data.
+ */
+test('[TEMPLATE]: should create a document from a template using template document when custom document is not enabled', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const user = await seedUser();
+  const template = await seedBlankTemplate(user);
+
+  await apiSignin({
+    page,
+    email: user.email,
+    redirectPath: `/templates/${template.id}/edit`,
+  });
+
+  // Set template title
+  await page.getByLabel('Title').fill('TEMPLATE_WITH_ORIGINAL_DOC');
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Add Placeholder' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  // Add a signer
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('Email').fill('recipient@documenso.com');
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('Name').fill('Recipient');
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Add Fields' })).toBeVisible();
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Save template' }).click();
+
+  // Use template without custom document
+  await page.waitForURL('/templates');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Use Template' }).click();
+
+  // Verify custom document upload is not checked by default
+  await expect(page.getByLabel('Upload custom document')).not.toBeChecked();
+
+  // Create document without custom document data
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create as draft' }).click();
+
+  // Review that the document was created with the template's document data
+  await page.waitForURL(/documents/);
+
+  const documentId = Number(page.url().split('/').pop());
+
+  const document = await prisma.document.findFirstOrThrow({
+    where: {
+      id: documentId,
+    },
+    include: {
+      documentData: true,
+    },
+  });
+
+  const templateWithData = await prisma.template.findFirstOrThrow({
+    where: {
+      id: template.id,
+    },
+    include: {
+      templateDocumentData: true,
+    },
+  });
+
+  expect(document.title).toEqual('TEMPLATE_WITH_ORIGINAL_DOC');
+  expect(document.documentData.data).toEqual(templateWithData.templateDocumentData.data);
+  expect(document.documentData.initialData).toEqual(
+    templateWithData.templateDocumentData.initialData,
+  );
+  expect(document.documentData.type).toEqual(templateWithData.templateDocumentData.type);
+});
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/template/create-document-from-template.ts b/packages/lib/server-only/template/create-document-from-template.ts
index 949de80e5..0e9d0840a 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/template/create-document-from-template.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/template/create-document-from-template.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export type CreateDocumentFromTemplateOptions = {
     email: string;
     signingOrder?: number | null;
   }[];
+  customDocumentDataId?: string;
 
   /**
    * Values that will override the predefined values in the template.
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export const createDocumentFromTemplate = async ({
   userId,
   teamId,
   recipients,
+  customDocumentDataId,
   override,
   requestMetadata,
 }: CreateDocumentFromTemplateOptions): Promise<TCreateDocumentFromTemplateResponse> => {
@@ -171,11 +173,29 @@ export const createDocumentFromTemplate = async ({
     };
   });
 
+  let parentDocumentData = template.templateDocumentData;
+
+  if (customDocumentDataId) {
+    const customDocumentData = await prisma.documentData.findFirst({
+      where: {
+        id: customDocumentDataId,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!customDocumentData) {
+      throw new AppError(AppErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, {
+        message: 'Custom document data not found',
+      });
+    }
+
+    parentDocumentData = customDocumentData;
+  }
+
   const documentData = await prisma.documentData.create({
     data: {
-      type: template.templateDocumentData.type,
-      data: template.templateDocumentData.data,
-      initialData: template.templateDocumentData.initialData,
+      type: parentDocumentData.type,
+      data: parentDocumentData.data,
+      initialData: parentDocumentData.initialData,
     },
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/template-router/router.ts b/packages/trpc/server/template-router/router.ts
index 0a438b300..7ea651364 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/server/template-router/router.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/template-router/router.ts
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ export const templateRouter = router({
     })
     .input(ZCreateDocumentFromTemplateMutationSchema)
     .output(ZGetDocumentWithDetailsByIdResponseSchema)
-    .mutation(async ({ input, ctx }) => {
-      const { templateId, teamId, recipients, distributeDocument } = input;
+    .mutation(async ({ ctx, input }) => {
+      const { templateId, teamId, recipients, distributeDocument, customDocumentDataId } = input;
 
       const limits = await getServerLimits({ email: ctx.user.email, teamId });
 
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ export const templateRouter = router({
         teamId,
         userId: ctx.user.id,
         recipients,
+        customDocumentDataId,
         requestMetadata,
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts b/packages/trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts
index c09f124f7..4adc55eef 100644
--- a/packages/trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/trpc/server/template-router/schema.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export const ZCreateDocumentFromTemplateMutationSchema = z.object({
       return new Set(emails).size === emails.length;
     }, 'Recipients must have unique emails'),
   distributeDocument: z.boolean().optional(),
+  customDocumentDataId: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 export const ZDuplicateTemplateMutationSchema = z.object({