diff --git a/api/http/handler/customtemplates/customtemplate_create.go b/api/http/handler/customtemplates/customtemplate_create.go
index 47c79f70f..cf42e3948 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/customtemplates/customtemplate_create.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/customtemplates/customtemplate_create.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package customtemplates
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ type customTemplateFromFileContentPayload struct {
 	Type portainer.StackType `example:"1" enums:"1,2,3" validate:"required"`
 	// Content of stack file
 	FileContent string `validate:"required"`
+	// Definitions of variables in the stack file
+	Variables []portainer.CustomTemplateVariableDefinition
 }
 
 func (payload *customTemplateFromFileContentPayload) Validate(r *http.Request) error {
@@ -136,6 +139,12 @@ func (payload *customTemplateFromFileContentPayload) Validate(r *http.Request) e
 	if !isValidNote(payload.Note) {
 		return errors.New("Invalid note. <img> tag is not supported")
 	}
+
+	err := validateVariablesDefinitions(payload.Variables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) createCustomTemplateFromFileContent(r *http.Request) (*p
 		Platform:    (payload.Platform),
 		Type:        (payload.Type),
 		Logo:        payload.Logo,
+		Variables:   payload.Variables,
 	}
 
 	templateFolder := strconv.Itoa(customTemplateID)
@@ -204,6 +214,8 @@ type customTemplateFromGitRepositoryPayload struct {
 	RepositoryPassword string `example:"myGitPassword"`
 	// Path to the Stack file inside the Git repository
 	ComposeFilePathInRepository string `example:"docker-compose.yml" default:"docker-compose.yml"`
+	// Definitions of variables in the stack file
+	Variables []portainer.CustomTemplateVariableDefinition
 }
 
 func (payload *customTemplateFromGitRepositoryPayload) Validate(r *http.Request) error {
@@ -236,6 +248,12 @@ func (payload *customTemplateFromGitRepositoryPayload) Validate(r *http.Request)
 	if !isValidNote(payload.Note) {
 		return errors.New("Invalid note. <img> tag is not supported")
 	}
+
+	err := validateVariablesDefinitions(payload.Variables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -256,6 +274,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) createCustomTemplateFromGitRepository(r *http.Request) (
 		Platform:    payload.Platform,
 		Type:        payload.Type,
 		Logo:        payload.Logo,
+		Variables:   payload.Variables,
 	}
 
 	projectPath := handler.FileService.GetCustomTemplateProjectPath(strconv.Itoa(customTemplateID))
@@ -316,6 +335,8 @@ type customTemplateFromFileUploadPayload struct {
 	Platform    portainer.CustomTemplatePlatform
 	Type        portainer.StackType
 	FileContent []byte
+	// Definitions of variables in the stack file
+	Variables []portainer.CustomTemplateVariableDefinition
 }
 
 func (payload *customTemplateFromFileUploadPayload) Validate(r *http.Request) error {
@@ -361,6 +382,17 @@ func (payload *customTemplateFromFileUploadPayload) Validate(r *http.Request) er
 	}
 	payload.FileContent = composeFileContent
 
+	varsString, _ := request.RetrieveMultiPartFormValue(r, "Variables", true)
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(varsString), &payload.Variables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.New("Invalid variables. Ensure that the variables are valid JSON")
+	}
+
+	err = validateVariablesDefinitions(payload.Variables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -381,6 +413,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) createCustomTemplateFromFileUpload(r *http.Request) (*po
 		Type:        payload.Type,
 		Logo:        payload.Logo,
 		EntryPoint:  filesystem.ComposeFileDefaultName,
+		Variables:   payload.Variables,
 	}
 
 	templateFolder := strconv.Itoa(customTemplateID)
diff --git a/api/http/handler/customtemplates/customtemplate_update.go b/api/http/handler/customtemplates/customtemplate_update.go
index 650c0f554..0a752de4e 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/customtemplates/customtemplate_update.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/customtemplates/customtemplate_update.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type customTemplateUpdatePayload struct {
 	Type portainer.StackType `example:"1" enums:"1,2,3" validate:"required"`
 	// Content of stack file
 	FileContent string `validate:"required"`
+	// Definitions of variables in the stack file
+	Variables []portainer.CustomTemplateVariableDefinition
 }
 
 func (payload *customTemplateUpdatePayload) Validate(r *http.Request) error {
@@ -52,6 +54,12 @@ func (payload *customTemplateUpdatePayload) Validate(r *http.Request) error {
 	if !isValidNote(payload.Note) {
 		return errors.New("Invalid note. <img> tag is not supported")
 	}
+
+	err := validateVariablesDefinitions(payload.Variables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +132,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) customTemplateUpdate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	customTemplate.Note = payload.Note
 	customTemplate.Platform = payload.Platform
 	customTemplate.Type = payload.Type
+	customTemplate.Variables = payload.Variables
 
 	err = handler.DataStore.CustomTemplate().UpdateCustomTemplate(customTemplate.ID, customTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/http/handler/customtemplates/utils.go b/api/http/handler/customtemplates/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ae060d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/http/handler/customtemplates/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package customtemplates
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	portainer "github.com/portainer/portainer/api"
+)
+
+func validateVariablesDefinitions(variables []portainer.CustomTemplateVariableDefinition) error {
+	for _, variable := range variables {
+		if variable.Name == "" {
+			return errors.New("variable name is required")
+		}
+		if variable.Label == "" {
+			return errors.New("variable label is required")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/api/portainer.go b/api/portainer.go
index 0b081e3ce..3353afb29 100644
--- a/api/portainer.go
+++ b/api/portainer.go
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ type (
 		SecretKeyName             *string
 	}
 
+	// CustomTemplateVariableDefinition
+	CustomTemplateVariableDefinition struct {
+		Name         string `json:"name" example:"MY_VAR"`
+		Label        string `json:"label" example:"My Variable"`
+		DefaultValue string `json:"defaultValue" example:"default value"`
+		Description  string `json:"description" example:"Description"`
+	}
+
 	// CustomTemplate represents a custom template
 	CustomTemplate struct {
 		// CustomTemplate Identifier
@@ -152,6 +160,7 @@ type (
 		// Type of created stack (1 - swarm, 2 - compose)
 		Type            StackType        `json:"Type" example:"1"`
 		ResourceControl *ResourceControl `json:"ResourceControl"`
+		Variables       []CustomTemplateVariableDefinition
 	}
 
 	// CustomTemplateID represents a custom template identifier
diff --git a/app/azure/ContainerInstances/CreateContainerInstanceForm/PortsMappingField.tsx b/app/azure/ContainerInstances/CreateContainerInstanceForm/PortsMappingField.tsx
index b00ca7979..d49dd768c 100644
--- a/app/azure/ContainerInstances/CreateContainerInstanceForm/PortsMappingField.tsx
+++ b/app/azure/ContainerInstances/CreateContainerInstanceForm/PortsMappingField.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function PortsMappingField({ value, onChange, errors }: Props) {
 function Item({ onChange, item, error }: ItemProps<PortMapping>) {
   return (
     <div className={styles.item}>
-      <div className={styles.inputs}>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
         <InputGroup size="small">
           <InputGroup.Addon>host</InputGroup.Addon>
           <InputGroup.Input
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function Item({ onChange, item, error }: ItemProps<PortMapping>) {
           />
         </InputGroup>
 
-        <span style={{ margin: '0 10px 0 10px' }}>
+        <span className="mx-3">
           <i className="fa fa-long-arrow-alt-right" aria-hidden="true" />
         </span>
 
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-create-custom-template-view/kube-create-custom-template-view.controller.js b/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-create-custom-template-view/kube-create-custom-template-view.controller.js
index 0e2254e4f..a12cc34c5 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-create-custom-template-view/kube-create-custom-template-view.controller.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-create-custom-template-view/kube-create-custom-template-view.controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { buildOption } from '@/portainer/components/BoxSelector';
 import { AccessControlFormData } from '@/portainer/components/accessControlForm/porAccessControlFormModel';
+import { getTemplateVariables, intersectVariables } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils';
 
 class KubeCreateCustomTemplateViewController {
   /* @ngInject */
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ class KubeCreateCustomTemplateViewController {
       actionInProgress: false,
       formValidationError: '',
       isEditorDirty: false,
+      isTemplateValid: true,
     };
 
     this.formValues = {
@@ -28,26 +30,54 @@ class KubeCreateCustomTemplateViewController {
       Note: '',
       Logo: '',
       AccessControlData: new AccessControlFormData(),
+      Variables: [],
     };
 
     this.onChangeFile = this.onChangeFile.bind(this);
     this.onChangeFileContent = this.onChangeFileContent.bind(this);
     this.onChangeMethod = this.onChangeMethod.bind(this);
     this.onBeforeOnload = this.onBeforeOnload.bind(this);
+    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
+    this.onVariablesChange = this.onVariablesChange.bind(this);
   }
 
   onChangeMethod(method) {
     this.state.method = method;
+    this.formValues.Variables = [];
   }
 
   onChangeFileContent(content) {
-    this.formValues.FileContent = content;
+    this.handleChange({ FileContent: content });
+    this.parseTemplate(content);
     this.state.isEditorDirty = true;
   }
 
+  parseTemplate(templateStr) {
+    const variables = getTemplateVariables(templateStr);
+
+    const isValid = !!variables;
+
+    this.state.isTemplateValid = isValid;
+
+    if (isValid) {
+      this.onVariablesChange(intersectVariables(this.formValues.Variables, variables));
+    }
+  }
+
+  onVariablesChange(value) {
+    this.handleChange({ Variables: value });
+  }
+
   onChangeFile(file) {
+    this.handleChange({ File: file });
+  }
+
+  handleChange(values) {
     return this.$async(async () => {
-      this.formValues.File = file;
+      this.formValues = {
+        ...this.formValues,
+        ...values,
+      };
     });
   }
 
@@ -113,6 +143,11 @@ class KubeCreateCustomTemplateViewController {
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (!this.state.isTemplateValid) {
+      this.state.formValidationError = 'Template is not valid';
+      return false;
+    }
+
     const isAdmin = this.Authentication.isAdmin();
     const accessControlData = this.formValues.AccessControlData;
     const error = this.FormValidator.validateAccessControl(accessControlData, isAdmin);
@@ -130,6 +165,7 @@ class KubeCreateCustomTemplateViewController {
       const { fileContent, type } = this.$state.params;
 
       this.formValues.FileContent = fileContent;
+      this.parseTemplate(fileContent);
       if (type) {
         this.formValues.Type = +type;
       }
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-create-custom-template-view/kube-create-custom-template-view.html b/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-create-custom-template-view/kube-create-custom-template-view.html
index d7e04ab02..da8e5d9dc 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-create-custom-template-view/kube-create-custom-template-view.html
+++ b/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-create-custom-template-view/kube-create-custom-template-view.html
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
             <file-upload-description> You can upload a Manifest file from your computer. </file-upload-description>
           </file-upload-form>
 
+          <custom-templates-variables-definition-field
+            value="$ctrl.formValues.Variables"
+            on-change="($ctrl.onVariablesChange)"
+            is-variables-names-from-parent="$ctrl.state.method === 'editor'"
+          ></custom-templates-variables-definition-field>
+
           <por-access-control-form form-data="$ctrl.formValues.AccessControlData"></por-access-control-form>
 
           <!-- actions -->
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@
               <button
                 type="button"
                 class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
-                ng-disabled="$ctrl.state.actionInProgress || $ctrl.form.$invalid || ($ctrl.state.method === 'editor' && !$ctrl.formValues.FileContent)"
+                ng-disabled="!$ctrl.state.isTemplateValid ||$ctrl.state.actionInProgress || $ctrl.form.$invalid || ($ctrl.state.method === 'editor' && !$ctrl.formValues.FileContent)"
                 ng-click="$ctrl.createCustomTemplate()"
                 button-spinner="$ctrl.state.actionInProgress"
               >
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-edit-custom-template-view/kube-edit-custom-template-view.controller.js b/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-edit-custom-template-view/kube-edit-custom-template-view.controller.js
index 3e25ab6c1..470b8287c 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-edit-custom-template-view/kube-edit-custom-template-view.controller.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-edit-custom-template-view/kube-edit-custom-template-view.controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ResourceControlViewModel } from '@/portainer/access-control/models/ResourceControlViewModel';
 import { AccessControlFormData } from '@/portainer/components/accessControlForm/porAccessControlFormModel';
+import { getTemplateVariables, intersectVariables } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils';
 
 class KubeEditCustomTemplateViewController {
   /* @ngInject */
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ class KubeEditCustomTemplateViewController {
     this.state = {
       formValidationError: '',
       isEditorDirty: false,
+      isTemplateValid: true,
     };
     this.templates = [];
 
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ class KubeEditCustomTemplateViewController {
     this.submitAction = this.submitAction.bind(this);
     this.onChangeFileContent = this.onChangeFileContent.bind(this);
     this.onBeforeUnload = this.onBeforeUnload.bind(this);
+    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
+    this.onVariablesChange = this.onVariablesChange.bind(this);
   }
 
   getTemplate() {
@@ -26,7 +30,12 @@ class KubeEditCustomTemplateViewController {
 
         const [template, file] = await Promise.all([this.CustomTemplateService.customTemplate(id), this.CustomTemplateService.customTemplateFile(id)]);
         template.FileContent = file;
+        template.Variables = template.Variables || [];
+
         this.formValues = template;
+
+        this.parseTemplate(file);
+
         this.oldFileContent = this.formValues.FileContent;
 
         this.formValues.ResourceControl = new ResourceControlViewModel(template.ResourceControl);
@@ -37,6 +46,31 @@ class KubeEditCustomTemplateViewController {
     });
   }
 
+  onVariablesChange(values) {
+    this.handleChange({ Variables: values });
+  }
+
+  handleChange(values) {
+    return this.$async(async () => {
+      this.formValues = {
+        ...this.formValues,
+        ...values,
+      };
+    });
+  }
+
+  parseTemplate(templateStr) {
+    const variables = getTemplateVariables(templateStr);
+
+    const isValid = !!variables;
+
+    this.state.isTemplateValid = isValid;
+
+    if (isValid) {
+      this.onVariablesChange(intersectVariables(this.formValues.Variables, variables));
+    }
+  }
+
   validateForm() {
     this.state.formValidationError = '';
 
@@ -94,6 +128,7 @@ class KubeEditCustomTemplateViewController {
   onChangeFileContent(value) {
     if (stripSpaces(this.formValues.FileContent) !== stripSpaces(value)) {
       this.formValues.FileContent = value;
+      this.parseTemplate(value);
       this.state.isEditorDirty = true;
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-edit-custom-template-view/kube-edit-custom-template-view.html b/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-edit-custom-template-view/kube-edit-custom-template-view.html
index 82fca1f2a..d7fc54a55 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-edit-custom-template-view/kube-edit-custom-template-view.html
+++ b/app/kubernetes/custom-templates/kube-edit-custom-template-view/kube-edit-custom-template-view.html
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
             </editor-description>
           </web-editor-form>
 
+          <custom-templates-variables-definition-field
+            value="$ctrl.formValues.Variables"
+            on-change="($ctrl.onVariablesChange)"
+            is-variables-names-from-parent="true"
+          ></custom-templates-variables-definition-field>
+
           <por-access-control-form form-data="$ctrl.formValues.AccessControlData" resource-control="$ctrl.formValues.ResourceControl"></por-access-control-form>
 
           <div class="col-sm-12 form-section-title"> Actions </div>
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deploy.html b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deploy.html
index 9011705c9..c6acbd33d 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deploy.html
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deploy.html
@@ -84,13 +84,21 @@
                 ></git-form>
                 <!-- !repository -->
 
-                <custom-template-selector
-                  ng-show="ctrl.state.BuildMethod === ctrl.BuildMethods.CUSTOM_TEMPLATE"
-                  new-template-path="kubernetes.templates.custom.new"
-                  stack-type="3"
-                  on-change="(ctrl.onChangeTemplateId)"
-                  value="ctrl.state.templateId"
-                ></custom-template-selector>
+                <div ng-show="ctrl.state.BuildMethod === ctrl.BuildMethods.CUSTOM_TEMPLATE">
+                  <custom-template-selector
+                    new-template-path="kubernetes.templates.custom.new"
+                    stack-type="3"
+                    on-change="(ctrl.onChangeTemplateId)"
+                    value="ctrl.state.templateId"
+                  ></custom-template-selector>
+
+                  <custom-templates-variables-field
+                    ng-if="ctrl.state.template"
+                    definitions="ctrl.state.template.Variables"
+                    value="ctrl.formValues.Variables"
+                    on-change="(ctrl.onChangeTemplateVariables)"
+                  ></custom-templates-variables-field>
+                </div>
 
                 <!-- editor -->
                 <web-editor-form
diff --git a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
index 82cd5c2ad..9f7cb086a 100644
--- a/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
+++ b/app/kubernetes/views/deploy/deployController.js
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import angular from 'angular';
 import _ from 'lodash-es';
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi';
 import uuidv4 from 'uuid/v4';
-import PortainerError from 'Portainer/error';
 
+import PortainerError from '@/portainer/error';
 import { KubernetesDeployManifestTypes, KubernetesDeployBuildMethods, KubernetesDeployRequestMethods, RepositoryMechanismTypes } from 'Kubernetes/models/deploy';
 import { buildOption } from '@/portainer/components/BoxSelector';
+import { renderTemplate } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils';
 
 class KubernetesDeployController {
   /* @ngInject */
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
       viewReady: false,
       isEditorDirty: false,
       templateId: null,
+      template: null,
     };
 
     this.formValues = {
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
       RepositoryAutomaticUpdates: false,
       RepositoryMechanism: RepositoryMechanismTypes.INTERVAL,
       RepositoryFetchInterval: '5m',
-      RepositoryWebhookURL: this.WebhookHelper.returnStackWebhookUrl(uuidv4()),
+      RepositoryWebhookURL: WebhookHelper.returnStackWebhookUrl(uuidv4()),
+      Variables: {},
     };
 
     this.ManifestDeployTypes = KubernetesDeployManifestTypes;
@@ -70,6 +73,18 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
     this.buildAnalyticsProperties = this.buildAnalyticsProperties.bind(this);
     this.onChangeMethod = this.onChangeMethod.bind(this);
     this.onChangeDeployType = this.onChangeDeployType.bind(this);
+    this.onChangeTemplateVariables = this.onChangeTemplateVariables.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  onChangeTemplateVariables(value) {
+    this.onChangeFormValues({ Variables: value });
+
+    this.renderTemplate();
+  }
+
+  renderTemplate() {
+    const rendered = renderTemplate(this.state.templateContent, this.formValues.Variables, this.state.template.Variables);
+    this.onChangeFormValues({ EditorContent: rendered });
   }
 
   buildAnalyticsProperties() {
@@ -157,17 +172,24 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
     };
   }
 
-  onChangeTemplateId(templateId) {
+  onChangeTemplateId(templateId, template) {
     return this.$async(async () => {
-      if (this.state.templateId === templateId) {
+      if (!template || (this.state.templateId === templateId && this.state.template === template)) {
         return;
       }
 
       this.state.templateId = templateId;
+      this.state.template = template;
 
       try {
         const fileContent = await this.CustomTemplateService.customTemplateFile(templateId);
+        this.state.templateContent = fileContent;
         this.onChangeFileContent(fileContent);
+
+        if (template.Variables && template.Variables.length > 0) {
+          const variables = Object.fromEntries(template.Variables.map((variable) => [variable.name, '']));
+          this.onChangeTemplateVariables(variables);
+        }
       } catch (err) {
         this.Notifications.error('Failure', err, 'Unable to load template file');
       }
@@ -307,7 +329,7 @@ class KubernetesDeployController {
         const templateId = parseInt(this.$state.params.templateId, 10);
         if (templateId && !Number.isNaN(templateId)) {
           this.state.BuildMethod = KubernetesDeployBuildMethods.CUSTOM_TEMPLATE;
-          this.onChangeTemplateId(templateId);
+          this.state.templateId = templateId;
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList.stories.tsx b/app/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList.stories.tsx
index 488ae53aa..8ef5a5e66 100644
--- a/app/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList.stories.tsx
+++ b/app/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList.stories.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function SelectAndInputItem({
   onChange: (value: ListWithSelectItem) => void;
 }) {
   return (
-    <div>
+    <div className="flex gap-2">
       <Input
         type="number"
         value={item.value}
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList.tsx b/app/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList.tsx
index 473ab7661..70042310f 100644
--- a/app/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList.tsx
+++ b/app/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import clsx from 'clsx';
 
 import { AddButton, Button } from '@/portainer/components/Button';
 import { Tooltip } from '@/portainer/components/Tip/Tooltip';
+import { TextTip } from '@/portainer/components/Tip/TextTip';
 
 import { Input } from '../Input';
 import { FormError } from '../FormError';
@@ -32,17 +33,26 @@ type OnChangeEvent<T> =
       to: number;
     };
 
+type RenderItemFunction<T> = (
+  item: T,
+  onChange: (value: T) => void,
+  error?: InputListError<T>
+) => React.ReactNode;
+
 interface Props<T> {
   label: string;
   value: T[];
   onChange(value: T[], e: OnChangeEvent<T>): void;
   itemBuilder?(): T;
+  renderItem?: RenderItemFunction<T>;
   item?: ComponentType<ItemProps<T>>;
   tooltip?: string;
   addLabel?: string;
   itemKeyGetter?(item: T, index: number): Key;
   movable?: boolean;
   errors?: InputListError<T>[] | string;
+  textTip?: string;
+  isAddButtonHidden?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function InputList<T = DefaultType>({
@@ -50,15 +60,16 @@ export function InputList<T = DefaultType>({
   value,
   onChange,
   itemBuilder = defaultItemBuilder as unknown as () => T,
-  item = DefaultItem as unknown as ComponentType<ItemProps<T>>,
+  renderItem = renderDefaultItem as unknown as RenderItemFunction<T>,
+  item: Item,
   tooltip,
   addLabel = 'Add item',
   itemKeyGetter = (item: T, index: number) => index,
   movable,
   errors,
+  textTip,
+  isAddButtonHidden = false,
 }: Props<T>) {
-  const Item = item;
-
   return (
     <div className={clsx('form-group', styles.root)}>
       <div className={clsx('col-sm-12', styles.header)}>
@@ -66,14 +77,22 @@ export function InputList<T = DefaultType>({
           {label}
           {tooltip && <Tooltip message={tooltip} />}
         </div>
-        <AddButton
-          label={addLabel}
-          className="space-left"
-          onClick={handleAdd}
-        />
+        {!isAddButtonHidden && (
+          <AddButton
+            label={addLabel}
+            className="space-left"
+            onClick={handleAdd}
+          />
+        )}
       </div>
 
-      <div className={clsx('col-sm-12 form-inline', styles.items)}>
+      {textTip && (
+        <div className="col-sm-12 my-5">
+          <TextTip color="blue">{textTip}</TextTip>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <div className={clsx('col-sm-12', styles.items, 'space-y-4')}>
         {value.map((item, index) => {
           const key = itemKeyGetter(item, index);
           const error = typeof errors === 'object' ? errors[index] : undefined;
@@ -83,12 +102,20 @@ export function InputList<T = DefaultType>({
               key={key}
               className={clsx(styles.itemLine, { [styles.hasError]: !!error })}
             >
-              <Item
-                item={item}
-                onChange={(value: T) => handleChangeItem(key, value)}
-                error={error}
-              />
-              <div className={styles.itemActions}>
+              {Item ? (
+                <Item
+                  item={item}
+                  onChange={(value: T) => handleChangeItem(key, value)}
+                  error={error}
+                />
+              ) : (
+                renderItem(
+                  item,
+                  (value: T) => handleChangeItem(key, value),
+                  error
+                )
+              )}
+              <div className={clsx(styles.itemActions, 'items-start')}>
                 {movable && (
                   <>
                     <Button
@@ -191,7 +218,15 @@ function DefaultItem({ item, onChange, error }: ItemProps<DefaultType>) {
         onChange={(e) => onChange({ value: e.target.value })}
         className={styles.defaultItem}
       />
-      <FormError>{error}</FormError>
+      {error && <FormError>{error}</FormError>}
     </>
   );
 }
+
+function renderDefaultItem(
+  item: DefaultType,
+  onChange: (value: DefaultType) => void,
+  error?: InputListError<DefaultType>
+) {
+  return <DefaultItem item={item} onChange={onChange} error={error} />;
+}
diff --git a/app/portainer/components/forms/stack-from-template-form/stackFromTemplateForm.html b/app/portainer/components/forms/stack-from-template-form/stackFromTemplateForm.html
index 2d3f263ae..57a0a2beb 100644
--- a/app/portainer/components/forms/stack-from-template-form/stackFromTemplateForm.html
+++ b/app/portainer/components/forms/stack-from-template-form/stackFromTemplateForm.html
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             <button
               type="button"
               class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
-              ng-disabled="$ctrl.state.actionInProgress || !$ctrl.formValues.name || !$ctrl.state.deployable"
+              ng-disabled="$ctrl.state.actionInProgress || !$ctrl.formValues.name || !$ctrl.state.deployable || stackTemplateForm.$invalid"
               ng-click="$ctrl.createTemplate()"
               button-spinner="$ctrl.state.actionInProgress"
             >
diff --git a/app/portainer/react/components/custom-templates/index.ts b/app/portainer/react/components/custom-templates/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c682067f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/portainer/react/components/custom-templates/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import angular from 'angular';
+
+import { r2a } from '@/react-tools/react2angular';
+import { CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField';
+import { CustomTemplatesVariablesField } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField';
+
+import { VariablesFieldAngular } from './variables-field';
+
+export const customTemplatesModule = angular
+  .module('portainer.app.react.components.custom-templates', [])
+  .component(
+    'customTemplatesVariablesFieldReact',
+    r2a(CustomTemplatesVariablesField, ['value', 'onChange', 'definitions'])
+  )
+  .component('customTemplatesVariablesField', VariablesFieldAngular)
+  .component(
+    'customTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField',
+    r2a(CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField, [
+      'onChange',
+      'value',
+      'errors',
+      'isVariablesNamesFromParent',
+    ])
+  ).name;
diff --git a/app/portainer/react/components/custom-templates/variables-field.ts b/app/portainer/react/components/custom-templates/variables-field.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec6ece554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/portainer/react/components/custom-templates/variables-field.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import {
+  IComponentOptions,
+  IComponentController,
+  IFormController,
+  IScope,
+  IOnChangesObject,
+} from 'angular';
+
+import { VariableDefinition } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField';
+
+class VariablesFieldController implements IComponentController {
+  formCtrl!: IFormController;
+
+  value!: Record<string, string>;
+
+  definitions!: VariableDefinition[];
+
+  onChange!: (value: Record<string, string>) => void;
+
+  $scope: IScope;
+
+  /* @ngInject */
+  constructor($scope: IScope) {
+    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
+
+    this.$scope = $scope;
+  }
+
+  handleChange(value: Record<string, string>) {
+    this.$scope.$evalAsync(() => {
+      this.onChange(value);
+    });
+  }
+
+  $onChanges({ value }: IOnChangesObject) {
+    if (value.currentValue) {
+      this.checkValidity(value.currentValue);
+    }
+  }
+
+  checkValidity(value: Record<string, string>) {
+    this.formCtrl.$setValidity(
+      'templateVariables',
+      Object.entries(value).every(
+        ([name, value]) =>
+          !!value ||
+          this.definitions.some(
+            (def) => def.name === name && !!def.defaultValue
+          )
+      ),
+      this.formCtrl
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export const VariablesFieldAngular: IComponentOptions = {
+  template: `<custom-templates-variables-field-react
+    value="$ctrl.value"
+    on-change="$ctrl.handleChange"
+    definitions="$ctrl.definitions"
+  ></custom-templates-variables-field-react>`,
+  bindings: {
+    value: '<',
+    definitions: '<',
+    onChange: '<',
+  },
+  require: {
+    formCtrl: '^form',
+  },
+  controller: VariablesFieldController,
+};
diff --git a/app/portainer/react/components/index.ts b/app/portainer/react/components/index.ts
index 181912b77..154591246 100644
--- a/app/portainer/react/components/index.ts
+++ b/app/portainer/react/components/index.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import angular from 'angular';
 import { r2a } from '@/react-tools/react2angular';
 import { TagSelector } from '@/react/components/TagSelector';
 
+import { customTemplatesModule } from './custom-templates';
+
 export const componentsModule = angular
-  .module('portainer.app.react.components', [])
+  .module('portainer.app.react.components', [customTemplatesModule])
   .component(
     'tagSelector',
     r2a(TagSelector, ['allowCreate', 'onChange', 'value'])
diff --git a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/create-custom-template-view/createCustomTemplateView.html b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/create-custom-template-view/createCustomTemplateView.html
index 42ca2ba08..bea6cdbcb 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/create-custom-template-view/createCustomTemplateView.html
+++ b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/create-custom-template-view/createCustomTemplateView.html
@@ -96,7 +96,23 @@
           </div>
           <!-- !upload -->
           <!-- repository -->
-          <git-form ng-if="$ctrl.state.Method === 'repository'" model="$ctrl.formValues" on-change="($ctrl.onChangeFormValues)"></git-form>
+          <git-form ng-if="$ctrl.state.Method === 'repository'" model="$ctrl.formValues" on-change="($ctrl.handleChange)"></git-form>
+
+          <div class="form-group" ng-if="!$ctrl.state.isTemplateValid">
+            <div class="col-sm-12">
+              <div class="small text-warning">
+                <i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle space-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                Template is invalid.
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <custom-templates-variables-definition-field
+            value="$ctrl.formValues.Variables"
+            on-change="($ctrl.onVariablesChange)"
+            is-variables-names-from-parent="$ctrl.state.Method === 'editor'"
+          ></custom-templates-variables-definition-field>
+
           <!-- !repository -->
           <por-access-control-form form-data="$ctrl.formValues.AccessControlData"></por-access-control-form>
 
@@ -111,7 +127,8 @@
               || ($ctrl.state.Method === 'editor' && !$ctrl.formValues.FileContent)
               || ($ctrl.state.Method === 'upload' && !$ctrl.formValues.File)
               || ($ctrl.state.Method === 'repository' && ((!$ctrl.formValues.RepositoryURL || !$ctrl.formValues.ComposeFilePathInRepository) || ($ctrl.formValues.RepositoryAuthentication && (!$ctrl.formValues.RepositoryUsername || !$ctrl.formValues.RepositoryPassword))))
-              || !$ctrl.formValues.Title"
+              || !$ctrl.formValues.Title
+              || !$ctrl.state.isTemplateValid"
                 ng-click="$ctrl.createCustomTemplate()"
                 button-spinner="$ctrl.state.actionInProgress"
               >
diff --git a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/create-custom-template-view/createCustomTemplateViewController.js b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/create-custom-template-view/createCustomTemplateViewController.js
index 614486c0a..ce05716fb 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/create-custom-template-view/createCustomTemplateViewController.js
+++ b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/create-custom-template-view/createCustomTemplateViewController.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { AccessControlFormData } from 'Portainer/components/accessControlForm/porAccessControlFormModel';
 import { TEMPLATE_NAME_VALIDATION_REGEX } from '@/constants';
+import { getTemplateVariables, intersectVariables } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils';
 
 class CreateCustomTemplateViewController {
   /* @ngInject */
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class CreateCustomTemplateViewController {
       Platform: 1,
       Type: 1,
       AccessControlData: new AccessControlFormData(),
+      Variables: [],
     };
 
     this.state = {
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ class CreateCustomTemplateViewController {
       loading: true,
       isEditorDirty: false,
       templateNameRegex: TEMPLATE_NAME_VALIDATION_REGEX,
+      isTemplateValid: true,
     };
 
     this.templates = [];
@@ -58,7 +61,21 @@ class CreateCustomTemplateViewController {
     this.createCustomTemplateFromGitRepository = this.createCustomTemplateFromGitRepository.bind(this);
     this.editorUpdate = this.editorUpdate.bind(this);
     this.onChangeMethod = this.onChangeMethod.bind(this);
-    this.onChangeFormValues = this.onChangeFormValues.bind(this);
+    this.onVariablesChange = this.onVariablesChange.bind(this);
+    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  onVariablesChange(value) {
+    this.handleChange({ Variables: value });
+  }
+
+  handleChange(values) {
+    return this.$async(async () => {
+      this.formValues = {
+        ...this.formValues,
+        ...values,
+      };
+    });
   }
 
   createCustomTemplate() {
@@ -67,6 +84,7 @@ class CreateCustomTemplateViewController {
 
   onChangeMethod() {
     this.formValues.FileContent = '';
+    this.formValues.Variables = [];
     this.selectedTemplate = null;
   }
 
@@ -151,12 +169,22 @@ class CreateCustomTemplateViewController {
   }
 
   editorUpdate(cm) {
-    this.formValues.FileContent = cm.getValue();
+    const value = cm.getValue();
+    this.formValues.FileContent = value;
     this.state.isEditorDirty = true;
+    this.parseTemplate(value);
   }
 
-  onChangeFormValues(newValues) {
-    this.formValues = newValues;
+  parseTemplate(templateStr) {
+    const variables = getTemplateVariables(templateStr);
+
+    const isValid = !!variables;
+
+    this.state.isTemplateValid = isValid;
+
+    if (isValid) {
+      this.onVariablesChange(intersectVariables(this.formValues.Variables, variables));
+    }
   }
 
   async $onInit() {
diff --git a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/custom-templates-view/customTemplatesView.html b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/custom-templates-view/customTemplatesView.html
index 50301d032..7fdd124ec 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/custom-templates-view/customTemplatesView.html
+++ b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/custom-templates-view/customTemplatesView.html
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
     unselect-template="$ctrl.unselectTemplate"
   >
     <advanced-form>
+      <custom-templates-variables-field
+        definitions="$ctrl.state.selectedTemplate.Variables"
+        value="$ctrl.formValues.variables"
+        on-change="($ctrl.onChangeTemplateVariables)"
+      ></custom-templates-variables-field>
+
       <div class="form-group">
         <div class="col-sm-12">
           <a class="small interactive" ng-show="!$ctrl.state.showAdvancedOptions" ng-click="$ctrl.state.showAdvancedOptions = true;">
diff --git a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/custom-templates-view/customTemplatesViewController.js b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/custom-templates-view/customTemplatesViewController.js
index 5648d25ad..a81d03a64 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/custom-templates-view/customTemplatesViewController.js
+++ b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/custom-templates-view/customTemplatesViewController.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import _ from 'lodash-es';
 import { AccessControlFormData } from 'Portainer/components/accessControlForm/porAccessControlFormModel';
 import { TEMPLATE_NAME_VALIDATION_REGEX } from '@/constants';
+import { renderTemplate } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils';
 
 class CustomTemplatesViewController {
   /* @ngInject */
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class CustomTemplatesViewController {
       isEditorVisible: false,
       deployable: false,
       templateNameRegex: TEMPLATE_NAME_VALIDATION_REGEX,
+      templateContent: '',
     };
 
     this.currentUser = {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ class CustomTemplatesViewController {
       name: '',
       fileContent: '',
       AccessControlData: new AccessControlFormData(),
+      variables: [],
     };
 
     this.getTemplates = this.getTemplates.bind(this);
@@ -75,6 +78,8 @@ class CustomTemplatesViewController {
     this.confirmDeleteAsync = this.confirmDeleteAsync.bind(this);
     this.editorUpdate = this.editorUpdate.bind(this);
     this.isEditAllowed = this.isEditAllowed.bind(this);
+    this.onChangeFormValues = this.onChangeFormValues.bind(this);
+    this.onChangeTemplateVariables = this.onChangeTemplateVariables.bind(this);
   }
 
   isEditAllowed(template) {
@@ -107,6 +112,24 @@ class CustomTemplatesViewController {
     }
   }
 
+  onChangeTemplateVariables(variables) {
+    this.onChangeFormValues({ variables });
+
+    this.renderTemplate();
+  }
+
+  renderTemplate() {
+    const fileContent = renderTemplate(this.state.templateContent, this.formValues.variables, this.state.selectedTemplate.Variables);
+    this.onChangeFormValues({ fileContent });
+  }
+
+  onChangeFormValues(values) {
+    this.formValues = {
+      ...this.formValues,
+      ...values,
+    };
+  }
+
   validateForm(accessControlData, isAdmin) {
     this.state.formValidationError = '';
     const error = this.FormValidator.validateAccessControl(accessControlData, isAdmin);
@@ -161,6 +184,7 @@ class CustomTemplatesViewController {
       name: '',
       fileContent: '',
       AccessControlData: new AccessControlFormData(),
+      variables: [],
     };
   }
 
@@ -184,7 +208,13 @@ class CustomTemplatesViewController {
     const applicationState = this.StateManager.getState();
     this.state.deployable = this.isDeployable(applicationState.endpoint, template.Type);
     const file = await this.CustomTemplateService.customTemplateFile(template.Id);
+    this.state.templateContent = file;
     this.formValues.fileContent = file;
+
+    if (template.Variables && template.Variables.length > 0) {
+      const variables = Object.fromEntries(template.Variables.map((variable) => [variable.name, '']));
+      this.onChangeTemplateVariables(variables);
+    }
   }
 
   getNetworks(provider, apiVersion) {
diff --git a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/edit-custom-template-view/editCustomTemplateView.html b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/edit-custom-template-view/editCustomTemplateView.html
index 1c221cb35..a051abcf5 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/edit-custom-template-view/editCustomTemplateView.html
+++ b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/edit-custom-template-view/editCustomTemplateView.html
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
           </div>
           <!-- !web-editor -->
 
+          <div class="form-group" ng-if="!$ctrl.state.isTemplateValid">
+            <div class="col-sm-12">
+              <div class="small text-warning">
+                <i class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle space-right" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                Template is invalid.
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <custom-templates-variables-definition-field
+            value="$ctrl.formValues.Variables"
+            on-change="($ctrl.onVariablesChange)"
+            is-variables-names-from-parent="true"
+          ></custom-templates-variables-definition-field>
+
           <por-access-control-form form-data="$ctrl.formValues.AccessControlData" resource-control="$ctrl.formValues.ResourceControl"></por-access-control-form>
 
           <div class="col-sm-12 form-section-title"> Actions </div>
@@ -46,7 +61,9 @@
                 class="btn btn-primary btn-sm"
                 ng-disabled="$ctrl.actionInProgress || customTemplateForm.$invalid
                   || !$ctrl.formValues.Title
-                  || !$ctrl.formValues.FileContent"
+                  || !$ctrl.formValues.FileContent
+                  || !$ctrl.state.isTemplateValid
+                  "
                 ng-click="$ctrl.submitAction()"
                 button-spinner="$ctrl.actionInProgress"
               >
diff --git a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/edit-custom-template-view/editCustomTemplateViewController.js b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/edit-custom-template-view/editCustomTemplateViewController.js
index 507f93205..478372753 100644
--- a/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/edit-custom-template-view/editCustomTemplateViewController.js
+++ b/app/portainer/views/custom-templates/edit-custom-template-view/editCustomTemplateViewController.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import { ResourceControlViewModel } from '@/portainer/access-control/models/ResourceControlViewModel';
 
 import { AccessControlFormData } from 'Portainer/components/accessControlForm/porAccessControlFormModel';
+import { getTemplateVariables, intersectVariables } from '@/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils';
 
 class EditCustomTemplateViewController {
   /* @ngInject */
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ class EditCustomTemplateViewController {
     this.state = {
       formValidationError: '',
       isEditorDirty: false,
+      isTemplateValid: true,
     };
     this.templates = [];
 
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ class EditCustomTemplateViewController {
     this.submitAction = this.submitAction.bind(this);
     this.submitActionAsync = this.submitActionAsync.bind(this);
     this.editorUpdate = this.editorUpdate.bind(this);
+    this.onVariablesChange = this.onVariablesChange.bind(this);
+    this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
   }
 
   getTemplate() {
@@ -32,15 +36,33 @@ class EditCustomTemplateViewController {
         this.CustomTemplateService.customTemplateFile(this.$state.params.id),
       ]);
       template.FileContent = file;
+      template.Variables = template.Variables || [];
       this.formValues = template;
+      this.parseTemplate(template.FileContent);
+
       this.oldFileContent = this.formValues.FileContent;
-      this.formValues.ResourceControl = new ResourceControlViewModel(template.ResourceControl);
+      if (template.ResourceControl) {
+        this.formValues.ResourceControl = new ResourceControlViewModel(template.ResourceControl);
+      }
       this.formValues.AccessControlData = new AccessControlFormData();
     } catch (err) {
       this.Notifications.error('Failure', err, 'Unable to retrieve custom template data');
     }
   }
 
+  onVariablesChange(value) {
+    this.handleChange({ Variables: value });
+  }
+
+  handleChange(values) {
+    return this.$async(async () => {
+      this.formValues = {
+        ...this.formValues,
+        ...values,
+      };
+    });
+  }
+
   validateForm() {
     this.state.formValidationError = '';
 
@@ -96,12 +118,26 @@ class EditCustomTemplateViewController {
   }
 
   editorUpdate(cm) {
-    if (this.formValues.FileContent.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '') !== cm.getValue().replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '')) {
-      this.formValues.FileContent = cm.getValue();
+    const value = cm.getValue();
+    if (this.formValues.FileContent.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '') !== value.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm, '')) {
+      this.formValues.FileContent = value;
+      this.parseTemplate(value);
       this.state.isEditorDirty = true;
     }
   }
 
+  parseTemplate(templateStr) {
+    const variables = getTemplateVariables(templateStr);
+
+    const isValid = !!variables;
+
+    this.state.isTemplateValid = isValid;
+
+    if (isValid) {
+      this.onVariablesChange(intersectVariables(this.formValues.Variables, variables));
+    }
+  }
+
   async uiCanExit() {
     if (this.formValues.FileContent !== this.oldFileContent && this.state.isEditorDirty) {
       return this.ModalService.confirmWebEditorDiscard();
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField.stories.tsx b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3239c45a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { ComponentMeta } from '@storybook/react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+
+import {
+  CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField,
+  VariableDefinition,
+} from './CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField';
+
+export default {
+  title: 'Custom Templates/Variables Definition Field',
+  component: CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField,
+  args: {},
+} as ComponentMeta<typeof CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField>;
+
+function Template() {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState<VariableDefinition[]>([
+    { label: '', name: '', defaultValue: '', description: '' },
+  ]);
+
+  return (
+    <CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField
+      value={value}
+      onChange={setValue}
+      errors={[
+        {
+          name: 'required',
+          defaultValue: 'non empty',
+          description: '',
+          label: 'invalid',
+        },
+      ]}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export const Story = Template.bind({});
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField.tsx b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e1f1acc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { FormError } from '@/portainer/components/form-components/FormError';
+import { Input } from '@/portainer/components/form-components/Input';
+import { InputList } from '@/portainer/components/form-components/InputList';
+import {
+  InputListError,
+  ItemProps,
+} from '@/portainer/components/form-components/InputList/InputList';
+
+export interface VariableDefinition {
+  name: string;
+  label: string;
+  defaultValue: string;
+  description: string;
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  value: VariableDefinition[];
+  onChange: (value: VariableDefinition[]) => void;
+  errors?: InputListError<VariableDefinition>[] | string;
+  isVariablesNamesFromParent?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField({
+  onChange,
+  value,
+  errors,
+  isVariablesNamesFromParent,
+}: Props) {
+  return (
+    <InputList
+      label="Variables Definition"
+      onChange={onChange}
+      value={value}
+      renderItem={(item, onChange, error) => (
+        <Item
+          item={item}
+          onChange={onChange}
+          error={error}
+          isNameReadonly={isVariablesNamesFromParent}
+        />
+      )}
+      itemBuilder={() => ({
+        label: '',
+        name: '',
+        defaultValue: '',
+        description: '',
+      })}
+      errors={errors}
+      textTip="List should map the mustache variables in the template file, if default value is empty, the variable will be required."
+      isAddButtonHidden={isVariablesNamesFromParent}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+interface DefinitionItemProps extends ItemProps<VariableDefinition> {
+  isNameReadonly?: boolean;
+}
+
+function Item({ item, onChange, error, isNameReadonly }: DefinitionItemProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex gap-2">
+      <div>
+        <Input
+          value={item.name}
+          name="name"
+          onChange={handleChange}
+          placeholder="Name (e.g var_name)"
+          readOnly={isNameReadonly}
+        />
+        {error?.name && <FormError>{error.name}</FormError>}
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <Input
+          value={item.label}
+          onChange={handleChange}
+          placeholder="Label"
+          name="label"
+        />
+        {error?.label && <FormError>{error.label}</FormError>}
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <Input
+          name="description"
+          value={item.description}
+          onChange={handleChange}
+          placeholder="Description"
+        />
+        {error?.description && <FormError>{error.description}</FormError>}
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <Input
+          value={item.defaultValue}
+          onChange={handleChange}
+          placeholder="Default Value"
+          name="defaultValue"
+        />
+        {error?.defaultValue && <FormError>{error.defaultValue}</FormError>}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+
+  function handleChange(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
+    onChange({ ...item, [e.target.name]: e.target.value });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/index.ts b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..436e59600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField } from './CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField';
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/CustomTemplatesVariablesField.stories.tsx b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/CustomTemplatesVariablesField.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e8364437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/CustomTemplatesVariablesField.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+
+import { VariableDefinition } from '../CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField';
+
+import {
+  CustomTemplatesVariablesField,
+  Variables,
+} from './CustomTemplatesVariablesField';
+
+export default {
+  title: 'Custom Templates/Variables Field',
+  component: CustomTemplatesVariablesField,
+};
+
+const definitions: VariableDefinition[] = [
+  {
+    label: 'Image Name',
+    name: 'image_name',
+    defaultValue: 'nginx',
+    description: '',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Required field',
+    name: 'required_field',
+    defaultValue: '',
+    description: '',
+  },
+  {
+    label: 'Required field with tooltip',
+    name: 'required_field',
+    defaultValue: '',
+    description: 'tooltip',
+  },
+];
+
+function Template() {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState<Variables>(
+    Object.fromEntries(
+      definitions.map((def) => [def.name, def.defaultValue || ''])
+    )
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <CustomTemplatesVariablesField
+      value={value}
+      onChange={setValue}
+      definitions={definitions}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export const Story = Template.bind({});
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/CustomTemplatesVariablesField.tsx b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/CustomTemplatesVariablesField.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..558d19aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/CustomTemplatesVariablesField.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { FormControl } from '@/portainer/components/form-components/FormControl';
+import { FormSection } from '@/portainer/components/form-components/FormSection/FormSection';
+import { Input } from '@/portainer/components/form-components/Input';
+
+import { VariableDefinition } from '../CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField';
+
+export type Variables = Record<string, string>;
+
+interface Props {
+  value: Variables;
+  definitions?: VariableDefinition[];
+  onChange: (value: Variables) => void;
+}
+
+export function CustomTemplatesVariablesField({
+  value,
+  definitions,
+  onChange,
+}: Props) {
+  if (!definitions || !definitions.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <FormSection title="Template Variables">
+      {definitions.map((def) => {
+        const inputId = `${def.name}-input`;
+        const variable = value[def.name] || '';
+        return (
+          <FormControl
+            required={!def.defaultValue}
+            label={def.label}
+            key={def.name}
+            inputId={inputId}
+            tooltip={def.description}
+            size="small"
+          >
+            <Input
+              name={`variables.${def.name}`}
+              value={variable}
+              id={inputId}
+              onChange={(e) =>
+                onChange({
+                  ...value,
+                  [def.name]: e.target.value,
+                })
+              }
+            />
+          </FormControl>
+        );
+      })}
+    </FormSection>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/index.ts b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..433d971d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/CustomTemplatesVariablesField/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { CustomTemplatesVariablesField } from './CustomTemplatesVariablesField';
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils.ts b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8d476f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/react/portainer/custom-templates/components/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import _ from 'lodash';
+import Mustache from 'mustache';
+
+import { VariableDefinition } from './CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField/CustomTemplatesVariablesDefinitionField';
+
+export function getTemplateVariables(templateStr: string) {
+  const template = validateAndParse(templateStr);
+
+  if (!template) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return template
+    .filter(([type, value]) => type === 'name' && value)
+    .map(([, value]) => ({
+      name: value,
+      label: '',
+      defaultValue: '',
+      description: '',
+    }));
+}
+
+function validateAndParse(templateStr: string) {
+  if (!templateStr) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return Mustache.parse(templateStr);
+  } catch (e) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function intersectVariables(
+  oldVariables: VariableDefinition[] = [],
+  newVariables: VariableDefinition[] = []
+) {
+  const oldVariablesWithLabel = oldVariables.filter((v) => !!v.label);
+
+  return [
+    ...oldVariablesWithLabel,
+    ...newVariables.filter(
+      (v) => !oldVariablesWithLabel.find(({ name }) => name === v.name)
+    ),
+  ];
+}
+
+export function renderTemplate(
+  template: string,
+  variables: Record<string, string>,
+  definitions: VariableDefinition[]
+) {
+  const state = Object.fromEntries(
+    _.compact(
+      Object.entries(variables).map(([name, value]) => {
+        if (value) {
+          return [name, value];
+        }
+
+        const definition = definitions.find((def) => def.name === name);
+        if (!definition) {
+          return null;
+        }
+
+        return [name, definition.defaultValue || `{{ ${definition.name} }}`];
+      })
+    )
+  );
+
+  return Mustache.render(template, state);
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70c3a050a..092e13531 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "moment": "^2.29.1",
     "msw": "^0.36.3",
+    "mustache": "^4.2.0",
     "ng-file-upload": "~12.2.13",
     "parse-duration": "^1.0.2",
     "rc-slider": "^9.7.5",
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@
     "@types/file-saver": "^2.0.4",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.3",
     "@types/jquery": "^3.5.10",
+    "@types/mustache": "^4.1.2",
     "@types/nprogress": "^0.2.0",
     "@types/react": "^17.0.37",
     "@types/react-dom": "^17.0.11",
@@ -258,4 +260,4 @@
     }
   },
   "browserslist": "last 2 versions"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ff2d481fe..e732b86b4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3346,6 +3346,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.5.tgz#1001cc5e6a3704b83c236027e77f2f58ea010f40"
   integrity sha512-Klz949h02Gz2uZCMGwDUSDS1YBlTdDDgbWHi+81l29tQALUtvz4rAYi5uoVhE5Lagoq6DeqAUlbrHvW/mXDgdQ==
 
+"@types/mustache@^4.1.2":
+  version "4.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/mustache/-/mustache-4.1.2.tgz#d0e158013c81674a5b6d8780bc3fe234e1804eaf"
+  integrity sha512-c4OVMMcyodKQ9dpwBwh3ofK9P6U9ZktKU9S+p33UqwMNN1vlv2P0zJZUScTshnx7OEoIIRcCFNQ904sYxZz8kg==
+
 "@types/node-fetch@^2.5.7":
   version "2.5.12"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.5.12.tgz#8a6f779b1d4e60b7a57fb6fd48d84fb545b9cc66"
@@ -12304,6 +12309,11 @@ multimatch@^2.0.0:
     arrify "^1.0.0"
     minimatch "^3.0.0"
 
+mustache@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mustache/-/mustache-4.2.0.tgz#e5892324d60a12ec9c2a73359edca52972bf6f64"
+  integrity sha512-71ippSywq5Yb7/tVYyGbkBggbU8H3u5Rz56fH60jGFgr8uHwxs+aSKeqmluIVzM0m0kB7xQjKS6qPfd0b2ZoqQ==
+
 mute-stream@0.0.5:
   version "0.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mute-stream/-/mute-stream-0.0.5.tgz#8fbfabb0a98a253d3184331f9e8deb7372fac6c0"