diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/plugin.properties b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/plugin.properties
index 6d9387e..f1b0b05 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/plugin.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/plugin.properties
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 jpa_project_configurator_wtp = JPA configurator for WTP projects
 jpa_enabler_label=JPA Configurator
 jpa_enabler_description=The JPA Configurator adds the JPA Facet if a persistence.xml is found.
+template.jpaActivationProperty.name=m2e-wtp JPA activation
+template.jpaActivationProperty.description=Enable or disable automatic JPA configuration
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/plugin.xml b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/plugin.xml
index ed00f71..3ce7f0f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/plugin.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/plugin.xml
@@ -36,4 +36,12 @@
        </facetDetector>
     </extension>
 
+   <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.editors.templates">
+    <template id="org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa.xml.templates.jpaActivationProperty"
+         contextTypeId="org.eclipse.m2e.editor.xml.templates.contextType.properties"
+         name="%template.jpaActivationProperty.name" 
+         description="%template.jpaActivationProperty.description">
+      <pattern>&lt;m2e.jpa.activation&gt;${cursor}${false}&lt;/m2e.jpa.activation&gt;</pattern>
+    </template>
+   </extension> 
 </plugin>