diff --git a/app/models/service.py b/app/models/service.py
index 6408ebdba..844bcaaae 100644
--- a/app/models/service.py
+++ b/app/models/service.py
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ class Service():
 
     @cached_property
     def all_templates(self):
-
         templates = service_api_client.get_service_templates(self.id)['data']
 
         return [
@@ -154,6 +153,13 @@ class Service():
     def all_template_ids(self):
         return {template['id'] for template in self.all_templates}
 
+    def get_templates_for_folder(self, template_type, all_templates, folder_id):
+        return [
+            template for template in all_templates
+            if (set([template_type]) & {'all', template['template_type']})
+            and (template.get('folder') == folder_id)
+        ]
+
     def get_templates(self, template_type='all', template_folder_id=None, user_id=None):
         if user_id and template_folder_id and self.has_permission('edit_folder_permissions'):
             folder = self.get_template_folder(template_folder_id)
@@ -164,11 +170,17 @@ class Service():
             template_type = [template_type]
         if template_folder_id:
             template_folder_id = str(template_folder_id)
-        return [
-            template for template in self.all_templates
-            if (set(template_type) & {'all', template['template_type']})
-            and template.get('folder') == template_folder_id
-        ]
+        return self.get_templates_for_folder(template_type, self.all_templates, template_folder_id)
+
+    def get_user_templates_across_folders(self, user_id, template_type='all'):
+        folders = self.all_template_folders
+        all_templates = self.all_templates
+        user_templates = []
+        for folder in folders:
+            if user_id in folder.get("users_with_permission", []):
+                user_templates += self.get_templates_for_folder(template_type, all_templates, folder["id"])
+        user_templates += self.get_templates_for_folder(template_type, all_templates, None)
+        return user_templates
 
     @property
     def available_template_types(self):
diff --git a/tests/app/models/test_service.py b/tests/app/models/test_service.py
index 3ba9063b4..bd7ce2d1f 100644
--- a/tests/app/models/test_service.py
+++ b/tests/app/models/test_service.py
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ def _get_all_folders(active_user_with_permissions):
     ]
 
 
+def _template(template_type, name, parent=None, template_id=None):
+    return {
+        'id': template_id or str(uuid.uuid4()),
+        'name': name,
+        'template_type': template_type,
+        'folder': parent,
+    }
+
+
 def test_get_user_template_folders_only_returns_folders_visible_to_user(
     mock_get_template_folders,
     service_one,
@@ -172,3 +181,49 @@ def test_get_template_folders_shows_all_folders_when_user_id_not_passed_in(
             'users_with_permission': [active_user_with_permissions.id]
         }
     ]
+
+
+def test_get_user_templates_across_folders(
+    mock_get_template_folders,
+    service_one,
+    active_user_with_permissions,
+    mocker
+):
+    all_templates = {'data': [
+        _template('sms', 'sms_template_one', parent=INV_CHILD_1_FOLDER_ID),
+        _template('sms', 'sms_template_two'),
+        _template('email', 'email_template_one', parent=VIS_PARENT_FOLDER_ID),
+        _template('letter', 'letter_template_one')
+    ]}
+    mock_get_template_folders.return_value = _get_all_folders(active_user_with_permissions)
+    mocker.patch('app.service_api_client.get_service_templates', return_value=all_templates)
+    service_one['permissions'] = ['edit_folder_permissions', 'letter', 'email', 'sms']
+    service = Service(service_one)
+    result = service.get_user_templates_across_folders(active_user_with_permissions.id)
+    assert result == [
+        {'folder': 'bbbb222b-2b22-2b22-222b-b222b22b2222', 'id': mocker.ANY,
+            'name': 'email_template_one', 'template_type': 'email'},
+        {'folder': None, 'id': mocker.ANY,
+            'name': 'sms_template_two', 'template_type': 'sms'},
+        {'folder': None, 'id': mocker.ANY,
+            'name': 'letter_template_one', 'template_type': 'letter'}]
+
+
+def test_get_user_templates_across_folders_sms_only(
+    mock_get_template_folders,
+    service_one,
+    active_user_with_permissions,
+    mocker
+):
+    all_templates = {'data': [
+        _template('sms', 'sms_template_one', parent=INV_CHILD_1_FOLDER_ID),
+        _template('sms', 'sms_template_two'),
+        _template('email', 'email_template_one', parent=VIS_PARENT_FOLDER_ID),
+        _template('letter', 'letter_template_one')
+    ]}
+    mock_get_template_folders.return_value = _get_all_folders(active_user_with_permissions)
+    mocker.patch('app.service_api_client.get_service_templates', return_value=all_templates)
+    service_one['permissions'] = ['edit_folder_permissions', 'letter', 'email', 'sms']
+    service = Service(service_one)
+    result = service.get_user_templates_across_folders(active_user_with_permissions.id, template_type='sms')
+    assert result == [{'folder': None, 'id': mocker.ANY, 'name': 'sms_template_two', 'template_type': 'sms'}]