diff --git a/app/main/views/templates.py b/app/main/views/templates.py
index 3146cbec0..f6505c830 100644
--- a/app/main/views/templates.py
+++ b/app/main/views/templates.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ from string import ascii_uppercase
 
 from flask import request, render_template, redirect, url_for, flash, abort
 from flask_login import login_required
+from flask_weasyprint import HTML, render_pdf
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 
 from notifications_utils.template import Template
 from notifications_utils.recipients import first_column_headings
+from notifications_utils.renderers import LetterPreview
 from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 
 from app.main import main
@@ -51,6 +53,17 @@ def view_template(service_id, template_id):
     )
 
 
+@main.route("/services/<service_id>/templates/<template_id>.pdf")
+@login_required
+@user_has_permissions('view_activity', admin_override=True)
+def view_letter_template_as_pdf(service_id, template_id):
+    template = Template(
+        service_api_client.get_service_template(service_id, template_id)['data'],
+        renderer=LetterPreview()
+    )
+    return render_pdf(HTML(string=template.rendered))
+
+
 @main.route("/services/<service_id>/templates/<template_id>/version/<int:version>")
 @login_required
 @user_has_permissions(
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile-build b/docker/Dockerfile-build
index 4c665c157..b58e945a2 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile-build
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile-build
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ RUN \
 		python-dev \
 		libffi-dev \
 		libssl-dev \
+		libexif-dev \
+		libfreetype6-dev \
+		libjpeg-dev \
+		liblcms2-2 \
+		libtiff5-dev \
+		zlib1g-dev \
+		libpango1.0-dev \
+		libcairo2-dev \
 
 	&& echo "Install nodejs" \
 	&& cd /tmp \
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
index 7320b6e24..9d7951a59 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+from functools import partial
 from datetime import datetime
-from unittest.mock import Mock
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
@@ -39,6 +40,38 @@ def test_should_show_page_for_one_template(
         service_id, template_id)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'view, expected_content_type',
+    [
+        ('.view_letter_template_as_pdf', 'application/pdf'),
+    ]
+)
+@patch("app.main.views.templates.LetterPreview.__call__")
+def test_should_show_preview_letter_templates(
+    mock_letter_preview,
+    view,
+    expected_content_type,
+    client,
+    api_user_active,
+    mock_login,
+    mock_get_service,
+    mock_get_service_template,
+    mock_get_user,
+    mock_get_user_by_email,
+    mock_has_permissions,
+    fake_uuid
+):
+    client.login(api_user_active)
+    service_id = fake_uuid
+    template_id = fake_uuid
+    response = client.get(url_for(view, service_id=service_id, template_id=template_id))
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.content_type == expected_content_type
+    mock_get_service_template.assert_called_with(service_id, template_id)
+    assert mock_letter_preview.call_args[0][0]['content'] == "Your vehicle tax is about to expire"
+
+
 def test_should_redirect_when_saving_a_template(app_,
                                                 api_user_active,
                                                 mock_login,