diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 9260a2f..4fc76b8 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ export default class OmnivorePlugin extends Plugin {
       folderDateFormat,
       isSingleFile,
       frontMatterVariables,
+      frontMatterTemplate,
     } = this.settings;
 
     if (syncing) {
@@ -196,7 +197,9 @@ export default class OmnivorePlugin extends Plugin {
       manualSync && new Notice("🚀 Fetching articles ...");
 
       // pre-parse template
+      frontMatterTemplate && preParseTemplate(frontMatterTemplate);
       const templateSpans = preParseTemplate(template);
+      // check if we need to include content or file attachment
       const includeContent = templateSpans.some(
         (templateSpan) => templateSpan[1] === "content"
       );
@@ -246,6 +249,7 @@ export default class OmnivorePlugin extends Plugin {
             this.settings.dateSavedFormat,
             isSingleFile,
             frontMatterVariables,
+            frontMatterTemplate,
             fileAttachment
           );
           // use the custom filename
@@ -690,7 +694,7 @@ class OmnivoreSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
           })
       );
 
-    containerEl.createEl("h3", {
+    containerEl.createEl("h5", {
       cls: "omnivore-collapsible",
       text: "Advanced Settings",
     });
@@ -712,6 +716,47 @@ class OmnivoreSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
           })
       );
 
+    new Setting(advancedSettings)
+      .setName("Front Matter Template")
+      .setDesc(
+        createFragment((fragment) => {
+          fragment.append(
+            "Enter template to render the front matter with ",
+            fragment.createEl("a", {
+              text: "Reference",
+              href: "https://docs.omnivore.app/integrations/obsidian.html#controlling-the-layout-of-the-data-imported-to-obsidian",
+            }),
+            fragment.createEl("br"),
+            "If this is empty, the front matter will be rendered with the front matter variables."
+          );
+        })
+      )
+      .addTextArea((text) => {
+        text
+          .setPlaceholder("Enter the template")
+          .setValue(this.plugin.settings.frontMatterTemplate)
+          .onChange(async (value) => {
+            this.plugin.settings.frontMatterTemplate = value;
+            await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+          });
+
+        text.inputEl.setAttr("rows", 10);
+        text.inputEl.setAttr("cols", 30);
+      })
+      .addExtraButton((button) => {
+        // add a button to reset template
+        button
+          .setIcon("reset")
+          .setTooltip("Reset front matter template")
+          .onClick(async () => {
+            this.plugin.settings.frontMatterTemplate =
+              DEFAULT_SETTINGS.frontMatterTemplate;
+            await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+            this.display();
+            new Notice("Front matter template reset");
+          });
+      });
+
     const help = containerEl.createEl("p");
     help.innerHTML = `For more information, please visit the <a href="https://github.com/omnivore-app/obsidian-omnivore/blob/master/README.md">plugin's GitHub page</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:feedback@omnivore.app">feedback@omnivore.app</a>.`;
 
diff --git a/src/settings/index.ts b/src/settings/index.ts
index 64bd9bf..e77b80b 100644
--- a/src/settings/index.ts
+++ b/src/settings/index.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OmnivoreSettings = {
   frequency: 0,
   intervalId: 0,
   frontMatterVariables: [],
+  frontMatterTemplate: "",
 };
 
 export enum Filter {
@@ -72,4 +73,5 @@ export interface OmnivoreSettings {
   frequency: number;
   intervalId: number;
   frontMatterVariables: string[];
+  frontMatterTemplate: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/settings/template.ts b/src/settings/template.ts
index 8534c64..64536eb 100644
--- a/src/settings/template.ts
+++ b/src/settings/template.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { truncate } from "lodash";
 import Mustache from "mustache";
-import { stringifyYaml } from "obsidian";
+import { parseYaml, stringifyYaml } from "obsidian";
 import { Article, HighlightType, PageType } from "../api";
 import {
   compareHighlightsInFile,
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ export const renderArticleContnet = async (
   dateSavedFormat: string,
   isSingleFile: boolean,
   frontMatterVariables: string[],
+  frontMatterTemplate: string,
   fileAttachment?: string
 ) => {
   // filter out notes and redactions
@@ -242,33 +243,60 @@ export const renderArticleContnet = async (
     ...functionMap,
   };
 
-  const frontMatter: { [id: string]: unknown } = {
+  let frontMatter: { [id: string]: unknown } = {
     id: article.id, // id is required for deduplication
   };
 
-  for (const item of frontMatterVariables) {
-    // split the item into variable and alias
-    const aliasedVariables = item.split("::");
-    const variable = aliasedVariables[0];
-    // we use snake case for variables in the front matter
-    const articleVariable = snakeToCamelCase(variable);
-    // use alias if available, otherwise use variable
-    const key = aliasedVariables[1] || variable;
-    if (
-      variable === "tags" &&
-      articleView.labels &&
-      articleView.labels.length > 0
-    ) {
-      // tags are handled separately
-      // use label names as tags
-      frontMatter[key] = articleView.labels.map((l) => l.name);
-      continue;
+  // if the front matter template is set, use it
+  if (frontMatterTemplate) {
+    const frontMatterTemplateRendered = Mustache.render(
+      frontMatterTemplate,
+      articleView
+    );
+    try {
+      // parse the front matter template as yaml
+      const frontMatterParsed = parseYaml(frontMatterTemplateRendered);
+
+      frontMatter = {
+        ...frontMatterParsed,
+        ...frontMatter,
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      // if there's an error parsing the front matter template, log it
+      console.error("Error parsing front matter template", error);
+      // and add the error to the front matter
+      frontMatter = {
+        ...frontMatter,
+        omnivore_error:
+          "There was an error parsing the front matter template. See console for details.",
+      };
     }
+  } else {
+    // otherwise, use the front matter variables
+    for (const item of frontMatterVariables) {
+      // split the item into variable and alias
+      const aliasedVariables = item.split("::");
+      const variable = aliasedVariables[0];
+      // we use snake case for variables in the front matter
+      const articleVariable = snakeToCamelCase(variable);
+      // use alias if available, otherwise use variable
+      const key = aliasedVariables[1] || variable;
+      if (
+        variable === "tags" &&
+        articleView.labels &&
+        articleView.labels.length > 0
+      ) {
+        // tags are handled separately
+        // use label names as tags
+        frontMatter[key] = articleView.labels.map((l) => l.name);
+        continue;
+      }
 
-    const value = (articleView as any)[articleVariable];
-    if (value) {
-      // if variable is in article, use it
-      frontMatter[key] = value;
+      const value = (articleView as any)[articleVariable];
+      if (value) {
+        // if variable is in article, use it
+        frontMatter[key] = value;
+      }
     }
   }