diff --git a/redmine/defaults/main.yml b/redmine/defaults/main.yml
index 920385b2..378754d0 100644
--- a/redmine/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/redmine/defaults/main.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ rm_mylynconnector_plugin: False
 rm_addsubversionlinks_plugin: False
 rm_wiki_external_plugin: False
 rm_pastebin_plugin: False
+rm_issue_templates_plugin: False
 #
 # IMPORTANT: these are mutually exclusive. One of the two needs to be set to True
 ruby_use_mod_passenger: True
diff --git a/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml b/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
index ae2a0688..8ad7e792 100644
--- a/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
+++ b/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
@@ -294,3 +294,10 @@
     - Bundle install and reconfigure redmine
   tags: [ 'redmine', 'redmine_plugins', 'redmine_plugins_pastebin' ]
 
+- name: Install the issue_templates plugin
+  git: repo=https://github.com/akiko-pusu/redmine_issue_templates dest={{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/plugins/redmine_issue_templates update=no
+  when: rm_issue_templates_plugin
+  notify:
+    - Bundle install and reconfigure redmine
+  tags: [ 'redmine', 'redmine_plugins', 'redmine_plugins_issue_templates' ]
+