1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/template/issue_template.rb b/lib/gitlab/template/issue_template.rb
index 01b191733d4..3049f43b322 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/template/issue_template.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/template/issue_template.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ module Gitlab
         def finder(project)
           Gitlab::Template::Finders::RepoTemplateFinder.new(project, self.base_dir, self.extension, self.categories)
         end
+
+        def template_names(project)
+          return {} unless project&.repository&.exists?
+
+          # here we rely on project.repository caching mechanism. Ideally we would want the template finder to have its
+          # own caching mechanism to avoid the back and forth call jumps between finder and model.
+          #
+          # follow-up issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/300279
+          project.repository.issue_template_names_by_category
+        end
       end
     end
   end