diff --git a/packages/documentation-framework/scripts/md/parseMD.js b/packages/documentation-framework/scripts/md/parseMD.js
index 1e02e8653f..78fbf50747 100644
--- a/packages/documentation-framework/scripts/md/parseMD.js
+++ b/packages/documentation-framework/scripts/md/parseMD.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ function toReactComponent(mdFilePath, source, buildMode) {
         section: frontmatter.section || '',
         subsection: frontmatter.subsection || '',
         deprecated: frontmatter.deprecated || false,
+        template: frontmatter.template || false,
         beta: frontmatter.beta || false,
         demo: frontmatter.demo || false,
         newImplementationLink: frontmatter.newImplementationLink || false,
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ function sourceMDFile(file, source, buildMode) {
       ...(pageData.hideNavItem && { hideNavItem: pageData.hideNavItem }),
       ...(pageData.beta && { beta: pageData.beta }),
       ...(pageData.deprecated && { deprecated: pageData.deprecated }),
+      ...(pageData.template && { template: pageData.template }),
       ...(pageData.demo && { demo: pageData.demo }),
       ...(pageData.sortValue && { sortValue: pageData.sortValue }),
       ...(pageData.subsectionSortValue && { subsectionSortValue: pageData.subsectionSortValue })
diff --git a/packages/documentation-framework/templates/mdx.js b/packages/documentation-framework/templates/mdx.js
index c40f543407..ab4ddb8594 100644
--- a/packages/documentation-framework/templates/mdx.js
+++ b/packages/documentation-framework/templates/mdx.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const MDXChildTemplate = ({
     optIn,
     beta,
     deprecated,
+    template,
     newImplementationLink,
     functionDocumentation = []
   } = Component.getPageData();
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ const MDXChildTemplate = ({
           {' '}To learn more about the process, visit our <Link to="/get-started/about#major-release-cadence">about page</Link>.
         </InlineAlert>
       )}
+       {(template || source === 'react-template') && (
+        <InlineAlert title="Templates" variant="info">
+          {`This section showcases templates for the ${id} component. A template is a wrapped ${id} component use case that has built in logic with a streamlined API, and some limited customization.
+          For custom use cases that fall outside of a template's design, please use the ${id} component suite directly.`}
+        </InlineAlert>
+      )}
     </React.Fragment>
   );
   // Create dynamic component for @reach/router