diff --git a/app/enums.py b/app/enums.py
index 67b055b7c..3c83fccda 100644
--- a/app/enums.py
+++ b/app/enums.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class JobStatus(StrEnum):
 class ServicePermission(StrEnum):
     SEND_MESSAGES = "send_messages"
     MANAGE_SERVICE = "manage_service"
+    MANAGE_TEMPLATES = "manage_templates"
 
 
 class InvitedUserStatus(StrEnum):
diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index 2d2620683..2b350bc68 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ def send_messages(service_id, template_id):
 
 
 @main.route("/services/<uuid:service_id>/send/<uuid:template_id>.csv", methods=["GET"])
-@user_has_permissions(ServicePermission.SEND_MESSAGES, "manage_templates")
+@user_has_permissions(ServicePermission.SEND_MESSAGES, ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES)
 def get_example_csv(service_id, template_id):
     template = get_template(
         service_api_client.get_service_template(service_id, template_id)["data"],
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ def get_skip_link(step_index, template):
         and template.template_type in ("sms", "email")
         and not (template.template_type == "sms" and current_user.mobile_number is None)
         and current_user.has_permissions(
-            "manage_templates", ServicePermission.MANAGE_SERVICE
+            ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES, ServicePermission.MANAGE_SERVICE
         )
     ):
         return (
diff --git a/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html b/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
index 3720c9218..e6db77bbd 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/dashboard/dashboard.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Dashboard
 <div class="dashboard margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2">
 
     <h1 class="usa-sr-only">Dashboard</h1>
-    {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') and not current_service.all_templates %}
+    {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) and not current_service.all_templates %}
     {% include 'views/dashboard/write-first-messages.html' %}
     {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/_template.html b/app/templates/views/templates/_template.html
index 1faddd5c1..a36c4d99c 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/_template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/_template.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <p class="hint">
       This template was deleted {{ template._template.updated_at|format_datetime_relative }}.
     </p>
-  {% elif not current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.SEND_MESSAGES, 'manage_api_keys', 'manage_templates', ServicePermission.MANAGE_SERVICE) or not user_has_template_permission %}
+  {% elif not current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.SEND_MESSAGES, 'manage_api_keys', ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES, ServicePermission.MANAGE_SERVICE) or not user_has_template_permission %}
     <p class="top-gutter-1-3 {% if template.template_type != 'sms' %}bottom-gutter{% endif %}">
       If you need to send this
       {{ 1|message_count_label(template.template_type, suffix='') }}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
               Use this template
             </a>
         {% endif %}
-        {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %}
+        {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) %}
             <a href="{{ url_for(".edit_service_template", service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}" class="usa-button usa-button--outline usa-pill-separate-item">
               Edit this template
             </a>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/_template_list.html b/app/templates/views/templates/_template_list.html
index c80a5c5a2..db8255d4a 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/_template_list.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/_template_list.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 <nav id="template-list" aria-label="Template list">
   {% set checkboxes_data = [] %}
 
-  {% if not current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %}
+  {% if not current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) %}
   <ul>
     {% endif %}
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     } %}
     {% set _ = checkboxes_data.append(checkbox_config) %}
 
-    {% if not current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %}
+    {% if not current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) %}
     <li
       class="template-list-item {%- if item.ancestors %} template-list-item-hidden-by-default {%- else %} template-list-item-without-ancestors{%- endif %}">
       {{ item_link_content }}
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
     {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
 
-    {% if not current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %}
+    {% if not current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) %}
   </ul>
   {% endif %}
 
-  {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %}
+  {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) %}
   {{ templates_and_folders_form.templates_and_folders(param_extensions={
   "items": checkboxes_data,
   "formGroup": False
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/choose-reply.html b/app/templates/views/templates/choose-reply.html
index 0fd516763..e98251212 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/choose-reply.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/choose-reply.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
   {% if not templates_and_folders.templates_to_show %}
 
-    {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %}
+    {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) %}
        <p class="bottom-gutter">
          You need a template before you can send text messages.
        </p>
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html b/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
index eaebab38f..91b51269d 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
      <p>
         Every message starts with a template. You can change it later.
 
-        {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %}
+        {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) %}
           You need a template before you can
         {% else %}
           You need to ask your service manager to add templates before you can
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <div class="grid-row flex-column">
       <h1 class="font-body-2xl line-height-sans-2 margin-bottom-1 margin-top-0" id="page-title">{{page_title}}</h1>
-      <div class="{% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %} grid-col-10 {% else %} grid-col-12 {% endif %}">
+      <div class="{% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) %} grid-col-10 {% else %} grid-col-12 {% endif %}">
         <p class="margin-top-0 margin-bottom-4" id="page-description">
           Every message starts with a template. To send, choose or create a template.
         </p>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
           current_user=current_user
         ) }}
       </div>
-      {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') and current_template_folder_id and user_has_template_folder_permission %}
+      {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) and current_template_folder_id and user_has_template_folder_permission %}
         <div class="grid-col-2">
           <a href="{{ url_for('.manage_template_folder', service_id=current_service.id, template_folder_id=current_template_folder_id) }}" class="usa-link folder-heading-manage-link">Manage this folder<span class="usa-sr-only">Manage this folder</span></a>
         </div>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
       <p class="usa-body margin-top-2">No templates found</p>
     </div>
 
-    {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') and user_has_template_folder_permission %}
+    {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) and user_has_template_folder_permission %}
       {% call form_wrapper(
           class='sticky-scroll-area',
           module='template-folder-form',
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/template.html b/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
index d338d2f6d..d8d7016b5 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/template.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         href="{{ url_for('.view_template_versions', service_id=current_service.id, template_id=template.id) }}">See previous versions</a>
       </div>
     {% endif %}
-    {% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') and user_has_template_permission %}
+    {% if current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES) and user_has_template_permission %}
       <h2 class="margin-bottom-1 font-body-lg">More actions</h2>
       <ul class="usa-list usa-list--unstyled">
         {% if not template._template.archived %}
diff --git a/app/utils/__init__.py b/app/utils/__init__.py
index a5eaa0462..b35a7f32f 100644
--- a/app/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/app/utils/__init__.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def unicode_truncate(s, length):
 def should_skip_template_page(db_template):
     return (
         current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.SEND_MESSAGES)
-        and not current_user.has_permissions("manage_templates", "manage_api_keys")
+        and not current_user.has_permissions(ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES, "manage_api_keys")
         and not db_template["archived"]
     )
 
diff --git a/app/utils/user_permissions.py b/app/utils/user_permissions.py
index 546163d93..ff7c40dad 100644
--- a/app/utils/user_permissions.py
+++ b/app/utils/user_permissions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from app.enums import ServicePermission
 permission_mappings = {
     # TODO: consider turning off email-sending permissions during SMS pilot
     ServicePermission.SEND_MESSAGES: ["send_texts", "send_emails"],
-    "manage_templates": ["manage_templates"],
+    ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES: [ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES],
     ServicePermission.MANAGE_SERVICE: ["manage_users", "manage_settings"],
     "manage_api_keys": ["manage_api_keys"],
     "view_activity": ["view_activity"],
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ all_db_permissions = set(chain(*permission_mappings.values()))
 permission_options = (
     ("view_activity", "See dashboard"),
     (ServicePermission.SEND_MESSAGES, "Send messages"),
-    ("manage_templates", "Add and edit templates"),
+    (ServicePermission.MANAGE_TEMPLATES, "Add and edit templates"),
     (ServicePermission.MANAGE_SERVICE, "Manage settings, team and usage"),
 )