diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0317dd5e..03e93876 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include defines.mk
 PACKAGE := proxmox-backup
 ARCH := $(DEB_BUILD_ARCH)
 
-SUBDIRS := etc www docs
+SUBDIRS := etc www docs templates
 
 # Binaries usable by users
 USR_BIN := \
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ build:
 	cp -a debian \
 	  Cargo.toml src \
 	  $(SUBCRATES) \
-	  docs etc examples tests www zsh-completions \
+	  docs etc examples tests www zsh-completions templates \
 	  defines.mk Makefile \
 	  ./build/
 	rm -f build/Cargo.lock
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ install: $(COMPILED_BINS)
 	    install -m755 $(COMPILEDIR)/$(i) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXECDIR)/proxmox-backup/ ;)
 	$(MAKE) -C www install
 	$(MAKE) -C docs install
+	$(MAKE) -C templates install
 
 .PHONY: upload
 upload: UPLOAD_DIST ?= $(DEB_DISTRIBUTION)
diff --git a/debian/proxmox-backup-server.install b/debian/proxmox-backup-server.install
index ee114ea3..6aff594d 100644
--- a/debian/proxmox-backup-server.install
+++ b/debian/proxmox-backup-server.install
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_pmtx
 usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_proxmox-backup-debug
 usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_proxmox-backup-manager
 usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_proxmox-tape
+usr/share/proxmox-backup/templates/default/test-body.txt.hbs
+usr/share/proxmox-backup/templates/default/test-body.html.hbs
+usr/share/proxmox-backup/templates/default/test-subject.txt.hbs
diff --git a/templates/Makefile b/templates/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b35a8bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+include ../defines.mk
+
+NOTIFICATION_TEMPLATES=					\
+	default/test-body.txt.hbs			\
+	default/test-body.html.hbs			\
+	default/test-subject.txt.hbs		\
+
+all:
+
+clean:
+
+install:
+	install -dm755 $(DESTDIR)$(DATAROOTDIR)/proxmox-backup/templates/default
+	$(foreach i,$(NOTIFICATION_TEMPLATES), \
+	    install -m644 $(i) $(DESTDIR)$(DATAROOTDIR)/proxmox-backup/templates/$(i) ;)
diff --git a/templates/default/test-body.html.hbs b/templates/default/test-body.html.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26a43dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/test-body.html.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a test of the notification target '{{ target }}'.
diff --git a/templates/default/test-body.txt.hbs b/templates/default/test-body.txt.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26a43dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/test-body.txt.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a test of the notification target '{{ target }}'.
diff --git a/templates/default/test-subject.txt.hbs b/templates/default/test-subject.txt.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb8e1320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/test-subject.txt.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Test notification