diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/templates.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/templates.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e10c892b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/configs/templates.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Config, Env } from '../decorators';
+
+@Config
+export class TemplatesConfig {
+	/** Whether to load workflow templates. */
+	@Env('N8N_TEMPLATES_ENABLED')
+	readonly enabled: boolean = true;
+
+	/** Host to retrieve workflow templates from endpoints. */
+	@Env('N8N_TEMPLATES_HOST')
+	readonly host: string = 'https://api.n8n.io/api/';
+}
diff --git a/packages/@n8n/config/src/index.ts b/packages/@n8n/config/src/index.ts
index d2c8fd3234..d74b942b80 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n/config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@n8n/config/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { EmailConfig } from './configs/email';
 import { VersionNotificationsConfig } from './configs/version-notifications';
 import { PublicApiConfig } from './configs/public-api';
 import { ExternalSecretsConfig } from './configs/external-secrets';
+import { TemplatesConfig } from './configs/templates';
 
 @Config
 class UserManagementConfig {
@@ -31,4 +32,7 @@ export class GlobalConfig {
 
 	@Nested
 	externalSecrets: ExternalSecretsConfig;
+
+	@Nested
+	templates: TemplatesConfig;
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/security-audit/risk-reporters/InstanceRiskReporter.ts b/packages/cli/src/security-audit/risk-reporters/InstanceRiskReporter.ts
index eaedf36c39..04242ba260 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/security-audit/risk-reporters/InstanceRiskReporter.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/security-audit/risk-reporters/InstanceRiskReporter.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class InstanceRiskReporter implements RiskReporter {
 		settings.features = {
 			communityPackagesEnabled: config.getEnv('nodes.communityPackages.enabled'),
 			versionNotificationsEnabled: this.globalConfig.versionNotifications.enabled,
-			templatesEnabled: config.getEnv('templates.enabled'),
+			templatesEnabled: this.globalConfig.templates.enabled,
 			publicApiEnabled: isApiEnabled(),
 		};
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/services/frontend.service.ts b/packages/cli/src/services/frontend.service.ts
index d959254369..dbf90e45de 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/services/frontend.service.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/services/frontend.service.ts
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ export class FrontendService {
 			logLevel: config.getEnv('logs.level'),
 			hiringBannerEnabled: config.getEnv('hiringBanner.enabled'),
 			templates: {
-				enabled: config.getEnv('templates.enabled'),
-				host: config.getEnv('templates.host'),
+				enabled: this.globalConfig.templates.enabled,
+				host: this.globalConfig.templates.host,
 			},
 			executionMode: config.getEnv('executions.mode'),
 			pushBackend: config.getEnv('push.backend'),