diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
index 3517849a19..3028531c51 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/Preferences.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ int Preferences::balloonShape()
 QString Preferences::defaultTemplate()
 {
     std::string defaultDir = App::Application::getResourceDir() + "Mod/TechDraw/Templates/";
-    std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "A4_LandscapeTD.svg";
+    std::string defaultFileName = defaultDir + "Default_Template_A4_Landscape.svg";
     std::string prefFileName = getPreferenceGroup("Files")->GetASCII("TemplateFile", defaultFileName.c_str());
     if (prefFileName.empty()) {
         prefFileName = defaultFileName;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Templates/Default_Template_A4_Landscape.svg b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Templates/Default_Template_A4_Landscape.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cc20e1b8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Templates/Default_Template_A4_Landscape.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<svg id="svg2" width="297mm" height="210mm" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 297 210" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
+ <metadata id="metadata8">
+  <rdf:RDF>
+   <cc:Work rdf:about="">
+    <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
+    <dc:type rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage"/>
+   </cc:Work>
+  </rdf:RDF>
+ </metadata>
+</svg>