diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5523d98f..cd9a1efd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ Gollum comes with the following command line options:
 | --template-dir    | [PATH]    | Specify custom mustache template directory. |
 | --help            | none      | Display the list of options on the command line. |
 | --version         | none      | Display the current version of Gollum. |
+| --template-page   | none      | Tell Gollum to use /_Template as the default content for new pages. _Template must be git committed. |
 
 **Notes:**
 
diff --git a/bin/gollum b/bin/gollum
index db8e714a..6d7cf46e 100755
--- a/bin/gollum
+++ b/bin/gollum
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ MSG
   opts.on("--template-dir [PATH]", "Specify custom mustache template directory.") do |path|
     wiki_options[:template_dir] = path
   end
-  
+  opts.on("--template-page", "Use _Template in root as a template for new pages.") do
+    wiki_options[:template_page] = true
+  end
   opts.separator ""
   opts.separator "  Common:"
   
diff --git a/lib/gollum/app.rb b/lib/gollum/app.rb
index 0896a79f..730d9c62 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/app.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum/app.rb
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ module Precious
       @css = settings.wiki_options[:css]
       @js  = settings.wiki_options[:js]
       @mathjax_config = settings.wiki_options[:mathjax_config]
+      @template_page=wiki_page("/_Template").page.raw_data if settings.wiki_options[:template_page]      
     end
 
     get '/' do
diff --git a/lib/gollum/views/create.rb b/lib/gollum/views/create.rb
index d976df83..5973d6a0 100755
--- a/lib/gollum/views/create.rb
+++ b/lib/gollum/views/create.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ module Precious
       def default_markup
         Precious::App.settings.default_markup
       end
+
+      #QND - sets default template page if specified
+      def content
+        @template_page
+      end      
     end
   end
 end