diff --git a/cypress/e2e/34-template-credentials-setup.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/34-template-credentials-setup.cy.ts
index a65e3a55b2c9b..a55f45d24e58d 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/34-template-credentials-setup.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/34-template-credentials-setup.cy.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@ describe('Template credentials setup', () => {
 		cy.wait('@createWorkflow');
 
 		workflowPage.getters.canvasNodes().should('have.length', 3);
+
+		// Focus the canvas so the copy to clipboard works
+		workflowPage.getters.canvasNodes().eq(0).realClick();
+		workflowPage.actions.selectAll();
+		workflowPage.actions.hitCopy();
+
+		cy.grantBrowserPermissions('clipboardReadWrite', 'clipboardSanitizedWrite');
+		// Check workflow JSON by copying it to clipboard
+		cy.readClipboard().then((workflowJSON) => {
+			const workflow = JSON.parse(workflowJSON);
+
+			expect(workflow.meta).to.haveOwnProperty('templateId', testTemplate.id.toString());
+			workflow.nodes.forEach((node: any) => {
+				expect(Object.keys(node.credentials ?? {})).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+			});
+		});
 	});
 
 	it('should work with a template that has no credentials (ADO-1603)', () => {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/templates/templateActions.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/templates/templateActions.ts
index ec81a94744fc4..1d380b6015084 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/templates/templateActions.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/utils/templates/templateActions.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ export async function createWorkflowFromTemplate(opts: {
 		nodes,
 		connections,
 		active: false,
-		// Ignored: pinData, settings, tags, versionId, meta
+		meta: {
+			templateId: template.id.toString(),
+		},
+		// Ignored: pinData, settings, tags, versionId
 	};
 
 	const createdWorkflow = await workflowsStore.createNewWorkflow(workflowToCreate);