diff --git a/artifacts/ts/Add.ts b/artifacts/ts/Add.ts
index ada3ed739..aef679917 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/Add.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/Add.ts
@@ -161,10 +161,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<AddInstance, AddTypes.Fields> {
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as AddTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   eventIndex = { Add: 0, Add1: 1, Empty: 2 };
 
   at(address: string): AddInstance {
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest1.ts b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest1.ts
index df48ad617..108dd1f54 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest1.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest1.ts
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as DeprecatedNFTTest1Types.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): DeprecatedNFTTest1Instance {
     return new DeprecatedNFTTest1Instance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest2.ts b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest2.ts
index 4e2c5b69c..ee5b02d43 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest2.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest2.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as DeprecatedNFTTest2Types.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): DeprecatedNFTTest2Instance {
     return new DeprecatedNFTTest2Instance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest3.ts b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest3.ts
index b9a2d2b56..b190f5655 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest3.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest3.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as DeprecatedNFTTest3Types.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): DeprecatedNFTTest3Instance {
     return new DeprecatedNFTTest3Instance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest4.ts b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest4.ts
index 194b1eec2..7a350173c 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest4.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest4.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as DeprecatedNFTTest4Types.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): DeprecatedNFTTest4Instance {
     return new DeprecatedNFTTest4Instance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest5.ts b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest5.ts
index be092ae2e..f9a0e6588 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest5.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest5.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as DeprecatedNFTTest5Types.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): DeprecatedNFTTest5Instance {
     return new DeprecatedNFTTest5Instance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest6.ts b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest6.ts
index 82bd832f2..7b789df95 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest6.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest6.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as DeprecatedNFTTest6Types.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): DeprecatedNFTTest6Instance {
     return new DeprecatedNFTTest6Instance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest7.ts b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest7.ts
index 9a10e2604..873f22736 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest7.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/DeprecatedNFTTest7.ts
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as DeprecatedNFTTest7Types.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): DeprecatedNFTTest7Instance {
     return new DeprecatedNFTTest7Instance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/FakeTokenTest.ts b/artifacts/ts/FakeTokenTest.ts
index 330b4146c..f000e13ca 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/FakeTokenTest.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/FakeTokenTest.ts
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as FakeTokenTestTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): FakeTokenTestInstance {
     return new FakeTokenTestInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/Greeter.ts b/artifacts/ts/Greeter.ts
index 4ddac5ecf..09686824e 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/Greeter.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/Greeter.ts
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<GreeterInstance, GreeterTypes.Fields> {
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as GreeterTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): GreeterInstance {
     return new GreeterInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/NFTCollectionTest.ts b/artifacts/ts/NFTCollectionTest.ts
index 5adb75080..ff9360edb 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/NFTCollectionTest.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/NFTCollectionTest.ts
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as NFTCollectionTestTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): NFTCollectionTestInstance {
     return new NFTCollectionTestInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/NFTCollectionWithRoyaltyTest.ts b/artifacts/ts/NFTCollectionWithRoyaltyTest.ts
index ad6da1d6e..9da7a8aa7 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/NFTCollectionWithRoyaltyTest.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/NFTCollectionWithRoyaltyTest.ts
@@ -169,10 +169,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as NFTCollectionWithRoyaltyTestTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): NFTCollectionWithRoyaltyTestInstance {
     return new NFTCollectionWithRoyaltyTestInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/NFTTest.ts b/artifacts/ts/NFTTest.ts
index 136ba54f1..d3528d851 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/NFTTest.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/NFTTest.ts
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<NFTTestInstance, NFTTestTypes.Fields> {
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as NFTTestTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): NFTTestInstance {
     return new NFTTestInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/NFTTestStd.ts b/artifacts/ts/NFTTestStd.ts
index f2e8ada97..f830a052e 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/NFTTestStd.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/NFTTestStd.ts
@@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as NFTTestStdTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): NFTTestStdInstance {
     return new NFTTestStdInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/OwnerOnly.ts b/artifacts/ts/OwnerOnly.ts
index 8eee3e485..9565cd062 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/OwnerOnly.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/OwnerOnly.ts
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as OwnerOnlyTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): OwnerOnlyInstance {
     return new OwnerOnlyInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/Sub.ts b/artifacts/ts/Sub.ts
index a74622c63..327e4ff87 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/Sub.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/Sub.ts
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<SubInstance, SubTypes.Fields> {
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as SubTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   eventIndex = { Sub: 0 };
 
   at(address: string): SubInstance {
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/TokenTest.ts b/artifacts/ts/TokenTest.ts
index de5207156..0df99fba9 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/TokenTest.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/TokenTest.ts
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as TokenTestTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): TokenTestInstance {
     return new TokenTestInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/TokenTestStd.ts b/artifacts/ts/TokenTestStd.ts
index 001445215..679e148b8 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/TokenTestStd.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/TokenTestStd.ts
@@ -132,10 +132,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as TokenTestStdTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): TokenTestStdInstance {
     return new TokenTestStdInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/UserAccount.ts b/artifacts/ts/UserAccount.ts
index ab533f474..6e5853a73 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/UserAccount.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/UserAccount.ts
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as UserAccountTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): UserAccountInstance {
     return new UserAccountInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/Warnings.ts b/artifacts/ts/Warnings.ts
index 87904815f..615aa8299 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/Warnings.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/Warnings.ts
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<WarningsInstance, WarningsTypes.Fields> {
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as WarningsTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   consts = { C: BigInt("0") };
 
   at(address: string): WarningsInstance {
diff --git a/artifacts/ts/WrongNFTTest.ts b/artifacts/ts/WrongNFTTest.ts
index 1cada8cb5..d7da1c2e0 100644
--- a/artifacts/ts/WrongNFTTest.ts
+++ b/artifacts/ts/WrongNFTTest.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ class Factory extends ContractFactory<
     );
   }
 
-  getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-    return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as WrongNFTTestTypes.Fields;
-  }
-
   at(address: string): WrongNFTTestInstance {
     return new WrongNFTTestInstance(address);
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/codegen.ts b/packages/cli/src/codegen.ts
index 86552d496..cb5153c43 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/codegen.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/codegen.ts
@@ -307,18 +307,6 @@ function genEncodeFieldsFunc(contract: Contract): string {
   `
 }
 
-function genGetInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues(contract: Contract): string {
-  const fieldsSig = getContractFields(contract)
-  if (fieldsSig.names.length === 0) {
-    return ''
-  }
-  return `
-    getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() {
-      return this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as ${contract.name}Types.Fields
-    }
-  `
-}
-
 function genContractStateType(contract: Contract): string {
   if (contract.fieldsSig.names.length === 0) {
     return `export type State = Omit<ContractState<any>, 'fields'>`
@@ -526,7 +514,6 @@ function genContract(contract: Contract, artifactRelativePath: string): string {
 
     class Factory extends ContractFactory<${contract.name}Instance, ${contractFieldType(contract.name, fieldsSig)}> {
       ${genEncodeFieldsFunc(contract)}
-      ${genGetInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues(contract)}
       ${genEventIndex(contract)}
       ${genLocalConsts(contract)}
       ${genAttach(getInstanceName(contract))}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/deployment.ts b/packages/cli/src/deployment.ts
index b3f723514..951d90756 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/deployment.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/deployment.ts
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ function createDeployer<Settings = unknown>(
   const deployedContracts: string[] = []
   const executedScripts: string[] = []
 
-  const deployContract = async <T extends ContractInstance, P extends Fields>(
+  const deployContractInner = async <T extends ContractInstance, P extends Fields>(
     contractFactory: ContractFactory<T, P>,
     params: DeployContractParams<P>,
     taskTag?: string
@@ -416,6 +416,24 @@ function createDeployer<Settings = unknown>(
     return deployResult
   }
 
+  const deployContract = async <T extends ContractInstance, P extends Fields>(
+    contractFactory: ContractFactory<T, P>,
+    params: DeployContractParams<P>,
+    taskTag?: string
+  ): Promise<DeployContractResult<T>> => {
+    return deployContractInner(contractFactory, params, taskTag)
+  }
+
+  const deployContractTemplate = async <T extends ContractInstance, P extends Fields>(
+    contractFactory: ContractFactory<T, P>,
+    taskTag?: string
+  ): Promise<DeployContractResult<T>> => {
+    const params: DeployContractParams<P> = {
+      initialFields: contractFactory.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as P
+    }
+    return deployContractInner(contractFactory, params, taskTag)
+  }
+
   const runScript = async <P extends Fields>(
     executableScript: ExecutableScript<P>,
     params: ExecuteScriptParams<P>,
@@ -490,6 +508,7 @@ function createDeployer<Settings = unknown>(
     provider: web3.getCurrentNodeProvider(),
     account: account,
     deployContract: deployContract,
+    deployContractTemplate: deployContractTemplate,
     runScript: runScript,
     getDeployContractResult: getDeployContractResult,
     getRunScriptResult: getRunScriptResult,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/types.ts
index 1148d0044..b2fa8fc6e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/types.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ export interface Deployer {
     taskTag?: string
   ): Promise<DeployContractResult<T>>
 
+  deployContractTemplate<T extends ContractInstance, P extends Fields>(
+    constractFactory: ContractFactory<T, P>,
+    taskTag?: string
+  ): Promise<DeployContractResult<T>>
+
   runScript<P extends Fields>(
     executableScript: ExecutableScript<P>,
     params: ExecuteScriptParams<P>,
diff --git a/packages/web3/src/contract/contract.ts b/packages/web3/src/contract/contract.ts
index e94d9260b..1e2f70c93 100644
--- a/packages/web3/src/contract/contract.ts
+++ b/packages/web3/src/contract/contract.ts
@@ -1010,6 +1010,12 @@ export abstract class ContractFactory<I extends ContractInstance, F extends Fiel
     }
   }
 
+  async deployTemplate(signer: SignerProvider): Promise<DeployContractResult<I>> {
+    return this.deploy(signer, {
+      initialFields: this.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as F
+    })
+  }
+
   // This is used for testing contract functions
   stateForTest(initFields: F, asset?: Asset, address?: string): ContractState<F> {
     const newAsset = {
diff --git a/test/contract.test.ts b/test/contract.test.ts
index e96d6341d..18c2a02c5 100644
--- a/test/contract.test.ts
+++ b/test/contract.test.ts
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ import {
   encodePrimitiveValues,
   addressVal,
   byteVecVal,
-  u256Val
+  u256Val,
+  ZERO_ADDRESS,
+  MINIMAL_CONTRACT_DEPOSIT
 } from '../packages/web3'
 import { Contract, Script, getContractIdFromUnsignedTx } from '../packages/web3'
 import { expectAssertionError, testAddress, randomContractAddress, getSigner, mintToken } from '../packages/web3-test'
 import { PrivateKeyWallet } from '@alephium/web3-wallet'
-import { Greeter } from '../artifacts/ts/Greeter'
+import { Greeter, GreeterTypes } from '../artifacts/ts/Greeter'
 import {
   GreeterMain,
   InsertIntoMap,
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ describe('contract', function () {
   })
 
   it('should test contract (2)', async () => {
-    const initialFields = Greeter.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues()
+    const initialFields = Greeter.contract.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues() as GreeterTypes.Fields
     const testResult = await Greeter.tests.greet({ initialFields: { ...initialFields, btcPrice: 1n } })
     expect(testResult.returns).toEqual(1n)
     expect(testResult.contracts[0].codeHash).toEqual(Greeter.contract.codeHash)
@@ -233,16 +235,6 @@ describe('contract', function () {
     expect(event.fields.stdInterfaceIdGuessed).toEqual(undefined)
   })
 
-  it('should deploy contract with default initial values', async () => {
-    const initialFields = Greeter.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues()
-    const result = await Greeter.deploy(signer, { initialFields })
-    const state = await result.contractInstance.fetchState()
-    expect(state.fields).toEqual(initialFields)
-
-    const tokenInitialFields = TokenTest.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues()
-    expect(tokenInitialFields).toEqual({ symbol: '', name: '', decimals: 0n, totalSupply: 0n })
-  })
-
   function loadJson(fileName: string) {
     const filePath = path.resolve(process.cwd() + path.sep + fileName)
     const rawData = fs.readFileSync(filePath).toString()
@@ -438,14 +430,16 @@ describe('contract', function () {
 
   it('should test struct', async () => {
     const initialFields = {
-      ...UserAccount.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues(),
+      id: '',
+      address: ZERO_ADDRESS,
       balances: {
         totalAmount: 0n,
         tokens: [
           { tokenId: '0011', amount: 0n },
           { tokenId: '0022', amount: 0n }
         ] as [TokenBalance, TokenBalance]
-      }
+      },
+      name: ''
     }
     const result = await UserAccount.deploy(signer, { initialFields })
     const state = await result.contractInstance.fetchState()
@@ -710,14 +704,16 @@ describe('contract', function () {
     expect(callResult0.returns.balance).toEqual(10n)
 
     const initialFields = {
-      ...UserAccount.getInitialFieldsWithDefaultValues(),
+      id: '',
+      address: ZERO_ADDRESS,
       balances: {
         totalAmount: 0n,
         tokens: [
           { tokenId: '0011', amount: 0n },
           { tokenId: '0022', amount: 0n }
         ] as [TokenBalance, TokenBalance]
-      }
+      },
+      name: ''
     }
     const result1 = await UserAccount.deploy(signer, { initialFields })
     const userAccount = result1.contractInstance
@@ -736,4 +732,33 @@ describe('contract', function () {
       }
     ])
   })
+
+  it('should deploy contract template', async () => {
+    const signer = await getSigner()
+    const template0 = await Assert.deployTemplate(signer)
+    const state0 = await template0.contractInstance.fetchState()
+    expect(state0['fields']).toEqual({})
+    expect(BigInt(state0.asset.alphAmount)).toEqual(MINIMAL_CONTRACT_DEPOSIT)
+
+    const template1 = await Add.deployTemplate(signer)
+    const state1 = await template1.contractInstance.fetchState()
+    expect(state1.fields).toEqual({ sub: '', result: 0n })
+    expect(BigInt(state1.asset.alphAmount)).toEqual(MINIMAL_CONTRACT_DEPOSIT)
+
+    const template2 = await UserAccount.deployTemplate(signer)
+    const state2 = await template2.contractInstance.fetchState()
+    expect(state2.fields).toEqual({
+      id: '',
+      address: ZERO_ADDRESS,
+      balances: {
+        totalAmount: 0n,
+        tokens: [
+          { tokenId: '', amount: 0n },
+          { tokenId: '', amount: 0n }
+        ]
+      },
+      name: ''
+    })
+    expect(BigInt(state2.asset.alphAmount)).toEqual(MINIMAL_CONTRACT_DEPOSIT)
+  })
 })