diff --git a/compute/reservations/createReservationInstanceTemplate.js b/compute/reservations/createReservationInstanceTemplate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..796bbc6064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compute/reservations/createReservationInstanceTemplate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+async function main(location, instanceTemplateName) {
+  // [START compute_reservation_create_template]
+  // Import the Compute library
+  const computeLib = require('@google-cloud/compute');
+  const compute = computeLib.protos.google.cloud.compute.v1;
+
+  // Instantiate a reservationsClient
+  const reservationsClient = new computeLib.ReservationsClient();
+  // Instantiate a zoneOperationsClient
+  const zoneOperationsClient = new computeLib.ZoneOperationsClient();
+
+  /**
+   * TODO(developer): Update these variables before running the sample.
+   */
+  // The ID of the project where you want to reserve resources and where the instance template exists.
+  const projectId = await reservationsClient.getProjectId();
+  // The zone in which to reserve resources.
+  const zone = 'us-central1-a';
+  // The name of the reservation to create.
+  const reservationName = 'reservation-01';
+  // The number of VMs to reserve.
+  const vmsNumber = 3;
+
+  /**
+   * The name of an existing instance template.
+   * TODO(developer): Uncomment and update instanceTemplateName before running the sample.
+   */
+  // const instanceTemplateName = 'pernament-region-template-name';
+
+  /**
+   * // The location of the instance template.
+   * TODO(developer): Uncomment the `location` variable depending on which template you want to use.
+   */
+
+  // The location for a regional instance template: regions/{region}. Replace region with the region where the instance template is located.
+  // If you specify a regional instance template, then you can only reserve VMs within the same region as the template's region.
+  // const location = `regions/${zone.slice(0, -2)}`;
+
+  // The location for a global instance template.
+  // const location = 'global';
+
+  async function callCreateComputeReservationInstanceTemplate() {
+    // Create reservation for 3 VMs in zone us-central1-a by specifying a instance template.
+    const specificReservation = new compute.AllocationSpecificSKUReservation({
+      count: vmsNumber,
+      sourceInstanceTemplate: `projects/${projectId}/${location}/instanceTemplates/${instanceTemplateName}`,
+    });
+
+    // Create a reservation.
+    const reservation = new compute.Reservation({
+      name: reservationName,
+      specificReservation,
+    });
+
+    const [response] = await reservationsClient.insert({
+      project: projectId,
+      reservationResource: reservation,
+      zone,
+    });
+
+    let operation = response.latestResponse;
+
+    // Wait for the create reservation operation to complete.
+    while (operation.status !== 'DONE') {
+      [operation] = await zoneOperationsClient.wait({
+        operation: operation.name,
+        project: projectId,
+        zone: operation.zone.split('/').pop(),
+      });
+    }
+
+    const createdReservation = (
+      await reservationsClient.get({
+        project: projectId,
+        zone,
+        reservation: reservationName,
+      })
+    )[0];
+
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(createdReservation));
+  }
+
+  await callCreateComputeReservationInstanceTemplate();
+  // [END compute_reservation_create_template]
+}
+
+main(...process.argv.slice(2)).catch(err => {
+  console.error(err.message);
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+});
diff --git a/compute/test/createReservationGlobalInstanceTemplate.test.js b/compute/test/createReservationGlobalInstanceTemplate.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df34b1ad56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compute/test/createReservationGlobalInstanceTemplate.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const {after, before, describe, it} = require('mocha');
+const cp = require('child_process');
+const {ReservationsClient} = require('@google-cloud/compute').v1;
+
+const execSync = cmd => cp.execSync(cmd, {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+const cwd = path.join(__dirname, '..');
+
+describe('Create compute reservation using global instance template', async () => {
+  const reservationName = 'reservation-01';
+  const instanceTemplateName = 'pernament-global-template-name';
+  const location = 'global';
+  const reservationsClient = new ReservationsClient();
+  let projectId;
+
+  before(async () => {
+    projectId = await reservationsClient.getProjectId();
+    // Create template
+    execSync(
+      `node ./create-instance-templates/createTemplate.js ${projectId} ${instanceTemplateName}`,
+      {
+        cwd,
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    // Delete reservation
+    execSync('node ./reservations/deleteReservation.js', {
+      cwd,
+    });
+    // Delete template
+    execSync(
+      `node ./create-instance-templates/deleteInstanceTemplate.js ${projectId} ${instanceTemplateName}`,
+      {
+        cwd,
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should create a new reservation', () => {
+    const response = JSON.parse(
+      execSync(
+        `node ./reservations/createReservationInstanceTemplate.js ${location} ${instanceTemplateName}`,
+        {
+          cwd,
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(response.name, reservationName);
+    assert.equal(response.specificReservation.count, '3');
+    assert.equal(
+      response.specificReservation.sourceInstanceTemplate,
+      `https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/${projectId}/${location}/instanceTemplates/${instanceTemplateName}`
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/compute/test/createReservationRegionalInstanceTemplate.test.js b/compute/test/createReservationRegionalInstanceTemplate.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76522e3e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compute/test/createReservationRegionalInstanceTemplate.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const {after, before, describe, it} = require('mocha');
+const cp = require('child_process');
+const {ReservationsClient} = require('@google-cloud/compute').v1;
+
+const execSync = cmd => cp.execSync(cmd, {encoding: 'utf-8'});
+const cwd = path.join(__dirname, '..');
+
+describe('Create compute reservation using regional instance template', async () => {
+  const reservationName = 'reservation-01';
+  const instanceTemplateName = 'pernament-region-template-name';
+  const location = 'regions/us-central1';
+  const reservationsClient = new ReservationsClient();
+  let projectId;
+
+  before(async () => {
+    projectId = await reservationsClient.getProjectId();
+  });
+
+  after(() => {
+    // Delete reservation
+    execSync('node ./reservations/deleteReservation.js', {
+      cwd,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should create a new reservation', () => {
+    const response = JSON.parse(
+      execSync(
+        `node ./reservations/createReservationInstanceTemplate.js ${location} ${instanceTemplateName}`,
+        {
+          cwd,
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(response.name, reservationName);
+    assert.equal(response.specificReservation.count, '3');
+    assert.equal(
+      response.specificReservation.sourceInstanceTemplate,
+      `https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/${projectId}/${location}/instanceTemplates/${instanceTemplateName}`
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/compute/test/reservations.test.js b/compute/test/reservations.test.js
index bcbec555fe..75715f020f 100644
--- a/compute/test/reservations.test.js
+++ b/compute/test/reservations.test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
 const {describe, it} = require('mocha');
-const {expect} = require('chai');
 const cp = require('child_process');
 const {ReservationsClient} = require('@google-cloud/compute').v1;
 
@@ -112,9 +111,8 @@ describe('Compute reservation', async () => {
       throw new Error('Reservation was not deleted.');
     } catch (error) {
       // Assert that the error message indicates the reservation wasn't found
-      expect(error.message).to.include(
-        `The resource 'projects/${projectId}/zones/${zone}/reservations/${reservationName}' was not found`
-      );
+      const expected = `The resource 'projects/${projectId}/zones/${zone}/reservations/${reservationName}' was not found`;
+      assert(error.message && error.message.includes(expected));
     }
   });
 });