diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Templates/TemplatesController.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Templates/TemplatesController.coffee
index 28f68d4c19..0f6c896bb9 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Templates/TemplatesController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Templates/TemplatesController.coffee
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ module.exports = TemplatesController =
 		data.templateId = templateId
 		data.name = req.query.templateName
 		data.compiler = ProjectHelper.compilerFromV1Engine(req.query.latexEngine)
+		data.imageName = req.query.texImage
 		data.mainFile = req.query.mainFile
 		data.brandVariationId = req.query.brandVariationId
 		res.render path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../views/project/editor/new_from_template"), data
 
 	createProjectFromV1Template: (req, res, next)->
 		user_id = AuthenticationController.getLoggedInUserId(req)
-		TemplatesManager.createProjectFromV1Template req.body.brandVariationId, req.body.compiler, req.body.mainFile, req.body.templateId, req.body.templateName, req.body.templateVersionId, user_id, (err, project) ->
+		TemplatesManager.createProjectFromV1Template req.body.brandVariationId, req.body.compiler, req.body.mainFile, req.body.templateId, req.body.templateName, req.body.templateVersionId, user_id, req.body.imageName, (err, project) ->
 			return next err if err?
 			delete req.session.templateData
 			res.redirect "/project/#{project._id}"
diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Templates/TemplatesManager.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Templates/TemplatesManager.coffee
index 15aa302d5a..88844ea03c 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Templates/TemplatesManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Templates/TemplatesManager.coffee
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ settings = require "settings-sharelatex"
 uuid = require "uuid"
 
 module.exports = TemplatesManager =
-	createProjectFromV1Template: (brandVariationId, compiler, mainFile, templateId, templateName, templateVersionId, user_id, callback) ->
+	createProjectFromV1Template: (brandVariationId, compiler, mainFile, templateId, templateName, templateVersionId, user_id, imageName, callback) ->
 		zipUrl = "#{settings.apis.v1.url}/api/v1/sharelatex/templates/#{templateVersionId}"
 		zipReq = request zipUrl, {
 			auth:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = TemplatesManager =
 					return callback err
 				async.series [
 					(cb) -> TemplatesManager._setCompiler project._id, compiler, cb
-					(cb) -> TemplatesManager._setImage project._id, "wl_texlive:2018.1", cb
+					(cb) -> TemplatesManager._setImage project._id, imageName, cb
 					(cb) -> TemplatesManager._setMainFile project._id, mainFile, cb
 					(cb) -> TemplatesManager._setBrandVariationId project._id, brandVariationId, cb
 				], (err) ->
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = TemplatesManager =
 		ProjectOptionsHandler.setCompiler project_id, compiler, callback
 
 	_setImage: (project_id, imageName, callback) ->
-		return callback() unless imageName?
+		imageName ||= "wl_texlive:2018.1"
 		ProjectOptionsHandler.setImageName project_id, imageName, callback
 
 	_setMainFile: (project_id, mainFile, callback) ->
diff --git a/services/web/app/views/project/editor/new_from_template.pug b/services/web/app/views/project/editor/new_from_template.pug
index cc474b98db..3c38b6256f 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/project/editor/new_from_template.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/project/editor/new_from_template.pug
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ block content
     input(type="hidden" name="templateVersionId" value=templateVersionId)
     input(type="hidden" name="templateName" value=name)
     input(type="hidden" name="compiler" value=compiler)
+    input(type="hidden" name="imageName" value=imageName)
     input(type="hidden" name="mainFile" value=mainFile)
     if brandVariationId
       input(type="hidden" name="brandVariationId" value=brandVariationId)
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Templates/TemplatesManagerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Templates/TemplatesManagerTests.coffee
index d182cfd3e4..58900711f7 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Templates/TemplatesManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Templates/TemplatesManagerTests.coffee
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe 'TemplatesManager', ->
 		@project_id = "project-id"
 		@brandVariationId = "brand-variation-id"
 		@compiler = "pdflatex"
+		@imageName = "TL2017"
 		@mainFile = "main.tex"
 		@templateId = "template-id"
 		@templateName = "template name"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ describe 'TemplatesManager', ->
 
 		describe "when all options passed", ->
 			beforeEach ->
-				@TemplatesManager.createProjectFromV1Template @brandVariationId, @compiler, @mainFile, @templateId, @templateName, @templateVersionId, @user_id, @callback
+				@TemplatesManager.createProjectFromV1Template @brandVariationId, @compiler, @mainFile, @templateId, @templateName, @templateVersionId, @user_id, @imageName, @callback
 
 			it "should fetch zip from v1 based on template id", ->
 				@request.should.have.been.calledWith "#{@v1Url}/api/v1/sharelatex/templates/#{@templateVersionId}"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ describe 'TemplatesManager', ->
 
 			it "should set project options when passed", ->
 				@ProjectOptionsHandler.setCompiler.should.have.been.calledWithMatch @project_id, @compiler
-				@ProjectOptionsHandler.setImageName.should.have.been.calledWithMatch @project_id, "wl_texlive:2018.1"
+				@ProjectOptionsHandler.setImageName.should.have.been.calledWithMatch @project_id, @imageName
 				@ProjectRootDocManager.setRootDocFromName.should.have.been.calledWithMatch @project_id, @mainFile
 				@ProjectOptionsHandler.setBrandVariationId.should.have.been.calledWithMatch @project_id, @brandVariationId
 
@@ -103,9 +104,10 @@ describe 'TemplatesManager', ->
 
 		describe "when some options not set", ->
 			beforeEach ->
-				@TemplatesManager.createProjectFromV1Template null, null, null, @templateId, @templateName, @templateVersionId, @user_id, @callback
+				@TemplatesManager.createProjectFromV1Template null, null, null, @templateId, @templateName, @templateVersionId, @user_id, null, @callback
 
 			it "should not set missing project options", ->
 				@ProjectOptionsHandler.setCompiler.called.should.equal false
 				@ProjectRootDocManager.setRootDocFromName.called.should.equal false
 				@ProjectOptionsHandler.setBrandVariationId.called.should.equal false
+				@ProjectOptionsHandler.setImageName.should.have.been.calledWithMatch @project_id, "wl_texlive:2018.1"