diff --git a/CRM/Core/DAO/UserJob.php b/CRM/Core/DAO/UserJob.php
index ebe7e1ee75f1..cfa405500408 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/DAO/UserJob.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/DAO/UserJob.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Generated from xml/schema/CRM/Core/UserJob.xml
  * DO NOT EDIT.  Generated by CRM_Core_CodeGen
- * (GenCodeChecksum:58e6fcaa028d157bfa074a073111239d)
+ * (GenCodeChecksum:fc2efbbf7b26018fe3dff0cda44ffa28)
  */
 
 /**
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ class CRM_Core_DAO_UserJob extends CRM_Core_DAO {
    */
   public $metadata;
 
+  /**
+   * Is this a template configuration (for use by other/future jobs)?
+   *
+   * @var bool|string
+   *   (SQL type: tinyint)
+   *   Note that values will be retrieved from the database as a string.
+   */
+  public $is_template;
+
   /**
    * Class constructor.
    */
@@ -350,6 +359,24 @@ public static function &fields() {
           'serialize' => self::SERIALIZE_JSON,
           'add' => '5.50',
         ],
+        'is_template' => [
+          'name' => 'is_template',
+          'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_BOOLEAN,
+          'title' => ts('Is Template'),
+          'description' => ts('Is this a template configuration (for use by other/future jobs)?'),
+          'required' => TRUE,
+          'where' => 'civicrm_user_job.is_template',
+          'default' => '0',
+          'table_name' => 'civicrm_user_job',
+          'entity' => 'UserJob',
+          'bao' => 'CRM_Core_BAO_UserJob',
+          'localizable' => 0,
+          'html' => [
+            'type' => 'CheckBox',
+            'label' => ts("Is Template"),
+          ],
+          'add' => '5.51',
+        ],
       ];
       CRM_Core_DAO_AllCoreTables::invoke(__CLASS__, 'fields_callback', Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['fields']);
     }
diff --git a/CRM/Queue/DAO/Queue.php b/CRM/Queue/DAO/Queue.php
index 48debc8284f4..65b349c53e60 100644
--- a/CRM/Queue/DAO/Queue.php
+++ b/CRM/Queue/DAO/Queue.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *
  * Generated from xml/schema/CRM/Queue/Queue.xml
  * DO NOT EDIT.  Generated by CRM_Core_CodeGen
- * (GenCodeChecksum:0b068d0a6ba5d6348f11706b3854feb1)
+ * (GenCodeChecksum:85012d3cc88cad6b1c868665e0b490c3)
  */
 
 /**
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ class CRM_Queue_DAO_Queue extends CRM_Core_DAO {
    */
   public $error;
 
+  /**
+   * Is this a template configuration (for use by other/future queues)?
+   *
+   * @var bool|string
+   *   (SQL type: tinyint)
+   *   Note that values will be retrieved from the database as a string.
+   */
+  public $is_template;
+
   /**
    * Class constructor.
    */
@@ -327,6 +336,24 @@ public static function &fields() {
           ],
           'add' => '5.51',
         ],
+        'is_template' => [
+          'name' => 'is_template',
+          'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_BOOLEAN,
+          'title' => ts('Is Template'),
+          'description' => ts('Is this a template configuration (for use by other/future queues)?'),
+          'required' => TRUE,
+          'where' => 'civicrm_queue.is_template',
+          'default' => '0',
+          'table_name' => 'civicrm_queue',
+          'entity' => 'Queue',
+          'bao' => 'CRM_Queue_BAO_Queue',
+          'localizable' => 0,
+          'html' => [
+            'type' => 'CheckBox',
+            'label' => ts("Is Template"),
+          ],
+          'add' => '5.51',
+        ],
       ];
       CRM_Core_DAO_AllCoreTables::invoke(__CLASS__, 'fields_callback', Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['fields']);
     }
diff --git a/CRM/Queue/Service.php b/CRM/Queue/Service.php
index 0fd874a96b63..338c46eac253 100644
--- a/CRM/Queue/Service.php
+++ b/CRM/Queue/Service.php
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ protected function findCreateQueueSpec(array $queueSpec): array {
       return $loaded;
     }
 
+    if (isset($queueSpec['template'])) {
+      $base = $this->findQueueSpec(['name' => $queueSpec['template']]);
+      $reset = ['is_template' => 0];
+      $queueSpec = array_merge($base, $reset, $queueSpec);
+    }
+
     $this->validateQueueSpec($queueSpec);
 
     $dao = new CRM_Queue_DAO_Queue();
diff --git a/CRM/Upgrade/Incremental/php/FiveFiftyOne.php b/CRM/Upgrade/Incremental/php/FiveFiftyOne.php
index 4f440dfb01d1..f8ae125bde98 100644
--- a/CRM/Upgrade/Incremental/php/FiveFiftyOne.php
+++ b/CRM/Upgrade/Incremental/php/FiveFiftyOne.php
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ public function upgrade_5_51_alpha1($rev): void {
       'status', "varchar(16) NULL DEFAULT 'active' COMMENT 'Execution status'");
     $this->addTask('Add column "civicrm_queue.error"', 'addColumn', 'civicrm_queue',
       'error', "varchar(16) NULL COMMENT 'Fallback behavior for unhandled errors'");
+    $this->addTask('Add column "civicrm_queue.is_template"', 'addColumn', 'civicrm_queue',
+      'is_template', "tinyint NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'Is this a template configuration (for use by other/future queues)?'");
+    $this->addTask('Add column "civicrm_user_job.is_template"', 'addColumn', 'civicrm_user_job',
+      'is_template', "tinyint NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'Is this a template configuration (for use by other/future jobs)?'");
     $this->addTask('Backfill "civicrm_queue.status" and "civicrm_queue.error")', 'fillQueueColumns');
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Queue/QueueTest.php b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Queue/QueueTest.php
index 781da94e5f64..e3fe0010aa7f 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/CRM/Queue/QueueTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/CRM/Queue/QueueTest.php
@@ -107,6 +107,38 @@ public function testStatuses() {
     }
   }
 
+  public function testTemplating() {
+    \Civi\Api4\Queue::create()->setValues([
+      'is_template' => TRUE,
+      'name' => 'test/template',
+      'type' => 'SqlParallel',
+      'runner' => 'task',
+      'error' => 'delete',
+    ])->execute();
+    $this->assertDBQuery(1, "SELECT is_template FROM civicrm_queue WHERE name = 'test/template'");
+
+    $qActive = Civi::queue('test/my-active', [
+      'template' => 'test/template',
+    ]);
+    $this->assertEquals('test/my-active', $qActive->getName());
+    $this->assertEquals('SqlParallel', $qActive->getSpec('type'));
+    $this->assertEquals('task', $qActive->getSpec('runner'));
+    $this->assertEquals('delete', $qActive->getSpec('error'));
+    $this->assertDBQuery('active', "SELECT status FROM civicrm_queue WHERE name = 'test/my-active'");
+    $this->assertDBQuery(0, "SELECT is_template FROM civicrm_queue WHERE name = 'test/my-active'");
+
+    $qDraft = Civi::queue('test/my-draft', [
+      'template' => 'test/template',
+      'status' => 'draft',
+    ]);
+    $this->assertEquals('test/my-draft', $qDraft->getName());
+    $this->assertEquals('SqlParallel', $qDraft->getSpec('type'));
+    $this->assertEquals('task', $qDraft->getSpec('runner'));
+    $this->assertEquals('delete', $qDraft->getSpec('error'));
+    $this->assertDBQuery('draft', "SELECT status FROM civicrm_queue WHERE name = 'test/my-draft'");
+    $this->assertDBQuery(0, "SELECT is_template FROM civicrm_queue WHERE name = 'test/my-active'");
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create a few queue items; alternately enqueue and dequeue various
    *
diff --git a/xml/schema/Core/UserJob.xml b/xml/schema/Core/UserJob.xml
index 0c8113e0c992..dd01a2e79184 100644
--- a/xml/schema/Core/UserJob.xml
+++ b/xml/schema/Core/UserJob.xml
@@ -153,4 +153,17 @@
     <serialize>JSON</serialize>
     <add>5.50</add>
   </field>
+  <field>
+    <name>is_template</name>
+    <title>Is Template</title>
+    <type>boolean</type>
+    <required>true</required>
+    <default>0</default>
+    <comment>Is this a template configuration (for use by other/future jobs)?</comment>
+    <html>
+      <type>CheckBox</type>
+      <label>Is Template</label>
+    </html>
+    <add>5.51</add>
+  </field>
 </table>
diff --git a/xml/schema/Queue/Queue.xml b/xml/schema/Queue/Queue.xml
index 9f91aa5800ec..de777a9c8104 100644
--- a/xml/schema/Queue/Queue.xml
+++ b/xml/schema/Queue/Queue.xml
@@ -154,4 +154,17 @@
       <callback>CRM_Queue_BAO_Queue::getErrorModes</callback>
     </pseudoconstant>
   </field>
+  <field>
+    <name>is_template</name>
+    <title>Is Template</title>
+    <type>boolean</type>
+    <required>true</required>
+    <default>0</default>
+    <comment>Is this a template configuration (for use by other/future queues)?</comment>
+    <html>
+      <type>CheckBox</type>
+      <label>Is Template</label>
+    </html>
+    <add>5.51</add>
+  </field>
 </table>