diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/templates/issuable_template_selector.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/templates/issuable_template_selector.js.es6
index 2ecf3b18975..bd4e3c3d00d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/templates/issuable_template_selector.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/templates/issuable_template_selector.js.es6
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
       if (initialQuery.name) this.requestFile(initialQuery);
 
       $('.reset-template', this.dropdown.parent()).on('click', () => {
-        if (this.currentTemplate) this.setInputValueToTemplateContent(false);
+        this.setInputValueToTemplateContent();
+      });
+
+      $('.no-template', this.dropdown.parent()).on('click', () => {
+        this.currentTemplate = '';
+        this.setInputValueToTemplateContent();
+        $('.dropdown-toggle-text', this.dropdown).text('Choose a template');
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
index a75653d842f..a7944a60130 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
           data: { data: issuable_template_names, field_name: 'issuable_template', selected: selected_template(issuable), project_path: ref_project.path, namespace_path: ref_project.namespace.path } } ) do
           %ul.dropdown-footer-list
             %li
+              %a.no-template
+                No template
               %a.reset-template
                 Reset template
   %div{ class: issuable_template_names.any? ? 'col-sm-7 col-lg-8' : 'col-sm-10' }
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/issuable_templates_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/issuable_templates_spec.rb
index cd79c4f512d..d886909ce85 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/issuable_templates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/issuable_templates_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ feature 'issuable templates', feature: true, js: true do
     let(:template_content) { 'this is a test "bug" template' }
     let(:longtemplate_content) { %Q(this\n\n\n\n\nis\n\n\n\n\na\n\n\n\n\nbug\n\n\n\n\ntemplate) }
     let(:issue) { create(:issue, author: user, assignee: user, project: project) }
+    let(:description_addition) { ' appending to description' }
 
     background do
       project.repository.commit_file(user, '.gitlab/issue_templates/bug.md', template_content, 'added issue template', 'master', false)
@@ -26,7 +27,26 @@ feature 'issuable templates', feature: true, js: true do
     scenario 'user selects "bug" template' do
       select_template 'bug'
       wait_for_ajax
-      preview_template(template_content)
+      preview_template
+      save_changes
+    end
+
+    scenario 'user selects "bug" template and then "no template"' do
+      select_template 'bug'
+      wait_for_ajax
+      select_option 'No template'
+      wait_for_ajax
+      preview_template('')
+      save_changes('')
+    end
+
+    scenario 'user selects "bug" template, edits description and then selects "reset template"' do
+      select_template 'bug'
+      wait_for_ajax
+      find_field('issue_description').send_keys(description_addition)
+      preview_template(template_content + description_addition)
+      select_option 'Reset template'
+      preview_template
       save_changes
     end
 
@@ -37,7 +57,7 @@ feature 'issuable templates', feature: true, js: true do
       wait_for_ajax
 
       end_height = page.evaluate_script('$(".markdown-area").outerHeight()')
-      
+
       expect(end_height).not_to eq(start_height)
     end
   end
@@ -75,7 +95,7 @@ feature 'issuable templates', feature: true, js: true do
     scenario 'user selects "feature-proposal" template' do
       select_template 'feature-proposal'
       wait_for_ajax
-      preview_template(template_content)
+      preview_template
       save_changes
     end
   end
@@ -102,25 +122,31 @@ feature 'issuable templates', feature: true, js: true do
         scenario 'user selects template' do
           select_template 'feature-proposal'
           wait_for_ajax
-          preview_template(template_content)
+          preview_template
           save_changes
         end
       end
     end
   end
 
-  def preview_template(expected_content)
+  def preview_template(expected_content = template_content)
     click_link 'Preview'
     expect(page).to have_content expected_content
+    click_link 'Write'
   end
 
-  def save_changes
+  def save_changes(expected_content = template_content)
     click_button "Save changes"
-    expect(page).to have_content template_content
+    expect(page).to have_content expected_content
   end
 
   def select_template(name)
     first('.js-issuable-selector').click
     first('.js-issuable-selector-wrap .dropdown-content a', text: name).click
   end
+
+  def select_option(name)
+    first('.js-issuable-selector').click
+    first('.js-issuable-selector-wrap .dropdown-footer-list a', text: name).click
+  end
 end