diff --git a/app/controllers/plans_controller.rb b/app/controllers/plans_controller.rb
index 83c119f..6cba2fb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/plans_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/plans_controller.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     authorize Plan
     @plans = Plan.active(current_user).page(1)
     @organisationally_or_publicly_visible = Plan.organisationally_or_publicly_visible(current_user).page(1)
+
+    if params[:plan].present?
+      @template = Template.find(params[:plan][:template_id])
+    end
   end
 
   # GET /plans/new
@@ -153,18 +157,18 @@
   def edit
     plan = Plan.find(params[:id])
     authorize plan
-    
+
     plan, phase = Plan.load_for_phase(params[:id], params[:phase_id])
-    
+
     readonly = !plan.editable_by?(current_user.id)
-    
+
     guidance_groups_ids = plan.guidance_groups.collect(&:id)
-    
+
     guidance_groups =  GuidanceGroup.where(published: true, id: guidance_groups_ids)
     # Since the answers have been pre-fetched through plan (see Plan.load_for_phase)
     # we create a hash whose keys are question id and value is the answer associated
     answers = plan.answers.reduce({}){ |m, a| m[a.question_id] = a; m }
-    
+
     render('/phases/edit', locals: {
       base_template_org: phase.template.base_org,
       plan: plan, phase: phase, readonly: readonly,
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@
       guidance_groups: guidance_groups,
       answers: answers })
   end
-  
+
   # PUT /plans/1
   # PUT /plans/1.json
   def update
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@
         guidance_group_ids = params[:guidance_group_ids].blank? ? [] : params[:guidance_group_ids].map(&:to_i).uniq
         @plan.guidance_groups = GuidanceGroup.where(id: guidance_group_ids)
         @plan.save
-      
+
         if @plan.update_attributes(attrs)
           format.html { redirect_to overview_plan_path(@plan), notice: success_message(_('plan'), _('saved')) }
           format.json {render json: {code: 1, msg: success_message(_('plan'), _('saved'))}}
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@
           format.html { render action: "edit" }
           format.json {render json: {code: 0, msg: flash[:alert]}}
         end
-        
+
       rescue Exception
         flash[:alert] = failed_update_error(@plan, _('plan'))
         format.html { render action: "edit" }
diff --git a/app/helpers/template_helper.rb b/app/helpers/template_helper.rb
index 42ab240..5c0550a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/template_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/template_helper.rb
@@ -5,4 +5,23 @@
     end
     a.join(separator)
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  # Generate a direct plan creation link based on provided template
+  # @param template [Template] template used for plan creation
+  # @param hidden [Boolean] should the link be hidden?
+  # @param text [String] text for the link
+  # @param id [String] id for the link element
+  def direct_link(template, hidden = false, text = nil, id = nil)
+    params = { org_id: template.org.id, funder_id: '-1', template_id: template.id }
+    cls = text.nil? ? 'direct-link' : 'direct-link btn btn-default'
+    style = hidden ? 'display: none' : ''
+
+    link_to(plans_url(plan: params), method: :post, title: _('Create plan'), class: cls, id: id, style: style) do
+      if text.nil?
+        '<span class="fa fa-plus-square"></span>'.html_safe
+      else
+        text.html_safe
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/paginable/templates/_organisational.html.erb b/app/views/paginable/templates/_organisational.html.erb
index 98c7904..997a620 100644
--- a/app/views/paginable/templates/_organisational.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/paginable/templates/_organisational.html.erb
@@ -64,11 +64,15 @@
                   <li><%= link_to _('Copy'), copy_org_admin_template_path(template.id), 'data-method': 'post' %></li>
                   <% if template.removable? %>
                     <li>
-                      <%= link_to _('Remove'), org_admin_template_path(id: template.id), 
+                      <%= link_to _('Remove'), org_admin_template_path(id: template.id),
                                   'data-method': 'delete', rel: 'nofollow',
                                   'data-confirm': _('Are you sure you want to remove "%{template_title}"? Any published versions will become unavailable to users.') % { template_title: template.title} %>
                     </li>
                   <% end %>
+                  <li>
+                    <%= direct_link(template, true) %>
+                    <a href="" class="copy-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#link-modal"><%= _('Copy link') %></a>
+                  </li>
                 </ul>
               </div>
             </td>
@@ -77,4 +81,6 @@
       <% end %>
     </tbody>
   </table>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
+
+<%= render 'shared/copy_link_modal' %>
diff --git a/app/views/paginable/templates/_publicly_visible.html.erb b/app/views/paginable/templates/_publicly_visible.html.erb
index cf57d57..f75a497 100644
--- a/app/views/paginable/templates/_publicly_visible.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/paginable/templates/_publicly_visible.html.erb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         <th class="sorter-false"><%= d_('dmpopidor', 'Description') %></th>
         <th><%= _('Last Updated') %>&nbsp;<%= paginable_sort_link('templates.updated_at') %></th>
         <th class="sorter-false text-center"><%= _('Download') %></th>
+        <th><%= _('Actions') %></th>
       </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
@@ -22,8 +23,14 @@
             <%= link_to _('DOCX'), template_export_path(template.family_id, format: :docx), target: '_blank' %><br>
             <%= link_to _('PDF'), template_export_path(template.family_id, format: :pdf), target: '_blank' %>
           </td>
+          <td class="text-center">
+            <%= direct_link(template) %>
+            <a href="" class="copy-link" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#link-modal"><span class="fa fa-clipboard"></span></a>
+          </td>
         </tr>
       <% end %>
     </tbody>
   </table>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
+
+<%= render 'shared/copy_link_modal' %>
diff --git a/app/views/plans/index.html.erb b/app/views/plans/index.html.erb
index 862d276..e8e9397 100644
--- a/app/views/plans/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/plans/index.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% title _('My Dashboard') %>
 <div class="row">
-  <div class="col-md-12">    
+  <div class="col-md-12">
     <h1><%= _('My Dashboard') %></h1>
     <!-- if the user has projects -->
     <p>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <%= paginable_renderise(
       partial: '/paginable/plans/privately_visible',
       controller: 'paginable/plans',
-      action: 'privately_visible', 
+      action: 'privately_visible',
       scope: @plans,
       query_params: { sort_field: 'plans.updated_at', sort_direction: 'desc' }) %>
   </div>
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@
     <% end %>
   </div>
 </div>
+
+<%= render 'shared/create_plan_modal' unless @template.nil? %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_copy_link_modal.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_copy_link_modal.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9c8d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_copy_link_modal.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<div id="link-modal" class="modal fade" role="dialog">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-header">
+      <button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal">&times;</button>
+      <h4 class="modal-title">
+        <%= _('Copy link') %>
+      </h4>
+    </div>
+    <div class="modal-body">
+      <input type="text" id="link" readonly="readonly" style="width: 100%">
+    </div>
+    <div class="modal-footer">
+      <button id="copy-link-btn" class="btn btn-default"><%= _('Copy link') %></button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_create_plan_modal.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_create_plan_modal.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6523ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_create_plan_modal.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<div id="create-modal" class="modal in" role="dialog">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-header">
+      <button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal">&times;</button>
+      <h4 class="modal-title"><%= _('Create plan') %></h4>
+    </div>
+    <div class="modal-body">
+      <p><%= _('Would you like to create a plan based on the "%{name}" template?') % { name: @template.title }%></p>
+    </div>
+    <div class="modal-footer">
+      <%= direct_link(@template, false, _('Yes')) %>
+      <button class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal"><%= _('No') %></button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/application.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/application.js
index bae67df..1640fe2 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@
 import './views/users/notification_preferences';
 import './views/users/admin_grant_permissions';
 import './views/super_admin/notifications/edit';
+import './views/public_templates/show';
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/views/plans/index.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/views/plans/index.js
index b030b67..b3cd74c 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/views/plans/index.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/views/plans/index.js
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@
   $(paginableSelector).on('ajax:error', '.set_test_plan', () => {
     // TODO adequate error handling for network error
   });
+
+  $('#create-modal').modal('show');
 });
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/views/public_templates/show.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/views/public_templates/show.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16bf07f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/views/public_templates/show.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+$(() => {
+  $('.copy-link').click((e) => {
+    const link = $(e.currentTarget).siblings('.direct-link');
+
+    $('#link-modal').on('show.bs.modal', () => {
+      $('#link').val(link.attr('href'));
+    });
+  });
+
+  $('#copy-link-btn').click(() => {
+    $('#link').select();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    document.execCommand('copy');
+  });
+});