diff --git a/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx b/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
index c30ab5605..1ab7b2625 100644
--- a/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
+++ b/app/actions/definitions/documents.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import {
   documentPath,
   urlify,
   trashPath,
+  newTemplatePath,
 } from "~/utils/routeHelpers";
 
 export const openDocument = createAction({
@@ -677,34 +678,36 @@ export const importDocument = createAction({
 });
 
 export const createTemplate = createAction({
-  name: ({ t }) => t("Templatize"),
+  name: ({ t, activeDocumentId }) =>
+    activeDocumentId ? t("Templatize") : t("New template"),
   analyticsName: "Templatize document",
   section: DocumentSection,
   icon: <ShapesIcon />,
   keywords: "new create template",
   visible: ({ activeCollectionId, activeDocumentId, stores }) => {
-    if (!activeDocumentId) {
-      return false;
+    if (activeDocumentId) {
+      const document = stores.documents.get(activeDocumentId);
+      if (document?.isTemplate || !document?.isActive) {
+        return false;
+      }
     }
-    const document = stores.documents.get(activeDocumentId);
     return !!(
       !!activeCollectionId &&
-      stores.policies.abilities(activeCollectionId).update &&
-      !document?.isTemplate &&
-      !!document?.isActive
+      stores.policies.abilities(activeCollectionId).update
     );
   },
-  perform: ({ activeDocumentId, stores, t, event }) => {
-    if (!activeDocumentId) {
-      return;
-    }
+  perform: ({ activeCollectionId, activeDocumentId, stores, t, event }) => {
     event?.preventDefault();
     event?.stopPropagation();
 
-    stores.dialogs.openModal({
-      title: t("Create template"),
-      content: <DocumentTemplatizeDialog documentId={activeDocumentId} />,
-    });
+    if (activeDocumentId) {
+      stores.dialogs.openModal({
+        title: t("Create template"),
+        content: <DocumentTemplatizeDialog documentId={activeDocumentId} />,
+      });
+    } else if (activeCollectionId) {
+      history.push(newTemplatePath(activeCollectionId));
+    }
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/app/menus/CollectionMenu.tsx b/app/menus/CollectionMenu.tsx
index b8e0a4c27..01ec77aac 100644
--- a/app/menus/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/app/menus/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   unstarCollection,
   searchInCollection,
 } from "~/actions/definitions/collections";
+import { createTemplate } from "~/actions/definitions/documents";
 import useActionContext from "~/hooks/useActionContext";
 import useCurrentTeam from "~/hooks/useCurrentTeam";
 import usePolicy from "~/hooks/usePolicy";
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ function CollectionMenu({
       },
       actionToMenuItem(editCollection, context),
       actionToMenuItem(editCollectionPermissions, context),
+      actionToMenuItem(createTemplate, context),
       {
         type: "submenu",
         title: t("Sort in sidebar"),
diff --git a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
index 389c7c137..fa2f7a223 100644
--- a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
+++ b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
   "Print document": "Print document",
   "Import document": "Import document",
   "Templatize": "Templatize",
+  "New template": "New template",
   "Create template": "Create template",
   "Open random document": "Open random document",
   "Search documents for \"{{searchQuery}}\"": "Search documents for \"{{searchQuery}}\"",
@@ -468,7 +469,6 @@
   "Member options": "Member options",
   "New child document": "New child document",
   "New document in <em>{{ collectionName }}</em>": "New document in <em>{{ collectionName }}</em>",
-  "New template": "New template",
   "Notification settings": "Notification settings",
   "Revision options": "Revision options",
   "Share link revoked": "Share link revoked",