diff --git a/runpod/api/ctl_commands.py b/runpod/api/ctl_commands.py
index 1c43125c..d9a70161 100644
--- a/runpod/api/ctl_commands.py
+++ b/runpod/api/ctl_commands.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def create_pod(
         gpu_count:int=1, volume_in_gb:int=0, container_disk_in_gb:int=5,
         min_vcpu_count:int=1, min_memory_in_gb:int=1, docker_args:str="",
         ports:Optional[str]=None, volume_mount_path:str="/workspace",
-        env:Optional[dict]=None
+        env:Optional[dict]=None, template_id:Optional[str]=None
     ) -> dict:
     '''
     Create a pod
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def create_pod(
     :param env: the environment variables to inject into the pod,
                 for example {EXAMPLE_VAR:"example_value", EXAMPLE_VAR2:"example_value 2"}, will
                 inject EXAMPLE_VAR and EXAMPLE_VAR2 into the pod with the mentioned values
+    :param template_id: the id of the template to use for the pod
 
     :example:
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ def create_pod(
             cloud_type, support_public_ip,
             data_center_id, country_code, gpu_count,
             volume_in_gb, container_disk_in_gb, min_vcpu_count, min_memory_in_gb, docker_args,
-            ports, volume_mount_path, env)
+            ports, volume_mount_path, env, template_id)
     )
 
     cleaned_response = raw_response["data"]["podFindAndDeployOnDemand"]
diff --git a/runpod/api/mutations/pods.py b/runpod/api/mutations/pods.py
index a047f14a..eb8818ca 100644
--- a/runpod/api/mutations/pods.py
+++ b/runpod/api/mutations/pods.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def generate_pod_deployment_mutation(
         data_center_id=None, country_code=None,
         gpu_count=None, volume_in_gb=None, container_disk_in_gb=None, min_vcpu_count=None,
         min_memory_in_gb=None, docker_args=None, ports=None, volume_mount_path=None,
-        env=None):
+        env=None, template_id=None):
     '''
     Generates a mutation to deploy a pod on demand.
     '''
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def generate_pod_deployment_mutation(
         env_string = ", ".join(
             [f'{{ key: "{key}", value: "{value}" }}' for key, value in env.items()])
         input_fields.append(f"env: [{env_string}]")
+    if template_id is not None:
+        input_fields.append(f'templateId: "{template_id}"')
 
 
     # Format input fields
diff --git a/tests/test_api/test_mutations_pods.py b/tests/test_api/test_mutations_pods.py
index f4e1083e..a587872c 100644
--- a/tests/test_api/test_mutations_pods.py
+++ b/tests/test_api/test_mutations_pods.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def test_generate_pod_deployment_mutation(self):
             ports="8080",
             volume_mount_path="/path",
             env={"ENV": "test"},
-            support_public_ip=True)
+            support_public_ip=True,
+            template_id="abcde")
 
         # Here you should check the correct structure of the result
         self.assertIn("mutation", result)