diff --git a/web/src/components/MarkdownEditorWithPreview/MarkdownEditorWithPreview.tsx b/web/src/components/MarkdownEditorWithPreview/MarkdownEditorWithPreview.tsx
index 5fe338116..516b93907 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MarkdownEditorWithPreview/MarkdownEditorWithPreview.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MarkdownEditorWithPreview/MarkdownEditorWithPreview.tsx
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ import { Color, FontVariation } from '@harnessio/design-system'
 import cx from 'classnames'
 import type { EditorView } from '@codemirror/view'
 import { EditorSelection } from '@codemirror/state'
+import { isEmpty } from 'lodash-es'
 import { Editor } from 'components/Editor/Editor'
 import { MarkdownViewer } from 'components/MarkdownViewer/MarkdownViewer'
 import { useStrings } from 'framework/strings'
 import { formatBytes, handleFileDrop, handlePaste } from 'utils/Utils'
-import { handleUpload } from 'utils/GitUtils'
+import { decodeGitContent, handleUpload } from 'utils/GitUtils'
 import type { TypesRepository } from 'services/code'
 import css from './MarkdownEditorWithPreview.module.scss'
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ const toolbar: ToolbarItem[] = [
 interface MarkdownEditorWithPreviewProps {
   className?: string
   value?: string
+  templateData?: string
   onChange?: (value: string) => void
   onSave?: (value: string) => void
   onCancel?: () => void
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ interface MarkdownEditorWithPreviewProps {
 export function MarkdownEditorWithPreview({
   className,
   value = '',
+  templateData = '',
   onChange,
   onSave,
   onCancel,
@@ -271,6 +274,18 @@ export function MarkdownEditorWithPreview({
     } // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [autoFocusAndPosition, viewRef, containerRef, scrollToAndSetCursorToEnd, dirty])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isEmpty(templateData)) {
+      viewRef.current?.dispatch({
+        changes: {
+          from: 0,
+          to: 0,
+          insert: decodeGitContent(templateData)
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  }, [templateData])
+
   const setFileCallback = (newFile: File) => {
     setFile(newFile)
   }
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Compare/Compare.tsx b/web/src/pages/Compare/Compare.tsx
index b70f79d1d..cf21a345c 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Compare/Compare.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Compare/Compare.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ import { CodeIcon, normalizeGitRef, isRefATag, makeDiffRefs, isGitRev } from 'ut
 import { Changes } from 'components/Changes/Changes'
 import type {
   OpenapiCreatePullReqRequest,
+  OpenapiGetContentOutput,
+  RepoFileContent,
   TypesCommit,
   TypesDiffStats,
   TypesPullReq,
@@ -88,6 +90,15 @@ export default function Compare() {
     },
     lazy: !repoMetadata || sourceGitRef === ''
   })
+  const { data: prTemplateData } = useGet<OpenapiGetContentOutput>({
+    path: `/api/v1/repos/${repoMetadata?.path}/+/content/.harness/pull_request_template.md`,
+    queryParams: {
+      include_commit: false,
+      git_ref: normalizeGitRef(targetGitRef)
+    },
+    lazy: !repoMetadata || sourceGitRef === ''
+  })
+
   const onCreatePullRequest = useCallback(
     (creationType: PRCreationType) => {
       if (!sourceGitRef || !targetGitRef) {
@@ -247,6 +258,7 @@ export default function Compare() {
                               standalone={standalone}
                               repoMetadata={repoMetadata}
                               value={description}
+                              templateData={(prTemplateData?.content as RepoFileContent)?.data}
                               onChange={setDescription}
                               hideButtons
                               autoFocusAndPosition={true}