diff --git a/GoogleTestAdapter/Packaging.TAfGT/ItemTemplates/VC/Test/Test.VSTDIR b/GoogleTestAdapter/Packaging.TAfGT/ItemTemplates/VC/Test/Test.VSTDIR
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..943f78049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GoogleTestAdapter/Packaging.TAfGT/ItemTemplates/VC/Test/Test.VSTDIR
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<TemplateDir Version="1.0.0">
+    <LocalizedName Package="{976CF7D5-2A72-47A3-9E46-5B7C3DB95F17}" ID="2309"/>
+    <SortOrder>80</SortOrder>
+</TemplateDir>
diff --git a/GoogleTestAdapter/Packaging.TAfGT/Packaging.TAfGT.csproj b/GoogleTestAdapter/Packaging.TAfGT/Packaging.TAfGT.csproj
index fb24efc11..4bea0b065 100644
--- a/GoogleTestAdapter/Packaging.TAfGT/Packaging.TAfGT.csproj
+++ b/GoogleTestAdapter/Packaging.TAfGT/Packaging.TAfGT.csproj
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>CopyIfNewer</CopyToOutputDirectory>
       <IncludeInVSIX>true</IncludeInVSIX>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="ItemTemplates\VC\Test\Test.VSTDIR">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>CopyIfNewer</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      <IncludeInVSIX>true</IncludeInVSIX>
+    </Content>
     <None Include="source.extension.vsixmanifest">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
     </None>