diff --git a/cypress/e2e/direct.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/direct.spec.js
index c93b070a8c..b0120cc536 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/direct.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/direct.spec.js
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
+const getTemplates = (user, type) => {
+	return cy.request({
+		method: 'GET',
+		url: `${Cypress.env('baseUrl')}/ocs/v2.php/apps/richdocuments/api/v1/templates/${type}?format=json`,
+		auth: { user: user.userId, pass: user.password },
+		headers: {
+			'OCS-ApiRequest': 'true',
+			'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+		},
+	}).then(response => {
+		cy.log(response)
+		const templates = response.body?.ocs?.data
+		cy.wrap(templates)
+	})
+}
+
 const createDirectEditingLink = (user, fileId) => {
 	cy.login(user)
 	return cy.request({
@@ -24,6 +40,28 @@ const createDirectEditingLink = (user, fileId) => {
 	})
 }
 
+const createNewFileDirectEditingLink = (user, path, template) => {
+	cy.login(user)
+	return cy.request({
+		method: 'POST',
+		url: `${Cypress.env('baseUrl')}/ocs/v2.php/apps/richdocuments/api/v1/templates/new?format=json`,
+		form: true,
+		body: {
+			path, template,
+		},
+		// auth: { user: user.userId, pass: user.password },
+		headers: {
+			'OCS-ApiRequest': 'true',
+			'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+		},
+	}).then(response => {
+		cy.log(response)
+		const token = response.body?.ocs?.data?.url
+		cy.log(`Created direct editing token for ${user.userId}`, token)
+		cy.wrap(token)
+	})
+}
+
 const createDirectEditingLinkForShareToken = (shareToken, host = undefined, path = '', password = undefined) => {
 	cy.logout()
 	return cy.request({
@@ -75,6 +113,21 @@ describe('Direct editing (legacy)', function() {
 			})
 	})
 
+	it('Open an new file', function() {
+		getTemplates(randUser, 'document')
+			.then((templates) => {
+				const emptyTemplate = templates.find((template) => template.name === 'Empty')
+				cy.nextcloudTestingAppConfigSet('richdocuments', 'uiDefaults-UIMode', 'classic')
+				createNewFileDirectEditingLink(randUser, 'mynewfile.odt', emptyTemplate.id)
+					.then((token) => {
+						cy.logout()
+						cy.visit(token)
+						cy.waitForCollabora(false)
+						cy.screenshot('direct-new')
+					})
+			})
+	})
+
 	it('Open an existing file on a share link', function() {
 		cy.shareLink(randUser, '/document.odt').then((token) => {
 			createDirectEditingLinkForShareToken(token)
diff --git a/lib/Controller/DirectViewController.php b/lib/Controller/DirectViewController.php
index ccb8e80ca3..5aad835d24 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/DirectViewController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/DirectViewController.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\JSONResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
+use OCP\Files\File;
 use OCP\Files\Folder;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Files\Node;
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public function show($token) {
 
 		try {
 			$item = $folder->getFirstNodeById($direct->getFileid());
-			if (!($item instanceof Node)) {
+			if (!($item instanceof File)) {
 				throw new \Exception();
 			}
 
@@ -92,8 +93,17 @@ public function show($token) {
 				return $response;
 			}
 
-			$urlSrc = $this->tokenManager->getUrlSrc($item);
-			$wopi = $this->tokenManager->generateWopiToken($item->getId(), null, $direct->getUid(), true);
+			$wopi = null;
+			$template = $direct->getTemplateId() ? $this->templateManager->getTemplateSource($direct->getTemplateId()) : null;
+
+			if ($template !== null) {
+				$wopi = $this->tokenManager->generateWopiTokenForTemplate($template, $direct->getUid(), $item->getId(), true);
+			}
+
+			if ($wopi === null) {
+				$urlSrc = $this->tokenManager->getUrlSrc($item);
+				$wopi = $this->tokenManager->generateWopiToken($item->getId(), null, $direct->getUid(), true);
+			}
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			$this->logger->error('Failed to generate token for existing file on direct editing', ['exception' => $e]);
 			return $this->renderErrorPage('Failed to open the requested file.');
diff --git a/lib/Controller/OCSController.php b/lib/Controller/OCSController.php
index edbbfd7820..0d9fd422f2 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/OCSController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/OCSController.php
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public function createFromTemplate($path, $template) {
 			$name = $folder->getNonExistingName($info['basename']);
 			$file = $folder->newFile($name);
 
-			$direct = $this->directMapper->newDirect($this->userId, $template, $file->getId());
+			$direct = $this->directMapper->newDirect($this->userId, $file->getId(), $template);
 
 			return new DataResponse([
 				'url' => $this->urlGenerator->linkToRouteAbsolute('richdocuments.directView.show', [
diff --git a/lib/Db/DirectMapper.php b/lib/Db/DirectMapper.php
index aba0ff5406..f5eb449c49 100644
--- a/lib/Db/DirectMapper.php
+++ b/lib/Db/DirectMapper.php
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ public function __construct(
 	 * @param int $destination
 	 * @return Direct
 	 */
-	public function newDirect($uid, $fileid, $destination = null, $share = null, $initiatorHost = null, $initiatorToken = null) {
+	public function newDirect($uid, $fileid, $template = null, $share = null, $initiatorHost = null, $initiatorToken = null) {
 		$direct = new Direct();
 		$direct->setUid($uid);
 		$direct->setFileid($fileid);
 		$direct->setToken($this->random->generate(64, ISecureRandom::CHAR_DIGITS . ISecureRandom::CHAR_LOWER . ISecureRandom::CHAR_UPPER));
 		$direct->setTimestamp($this->timeFactory->getTime());
-		$direct->setTemplateDestination($destination);
+		$direct->setTemplateId($template);
 		$direct->setShare($share);
 		$direct->setInitiatorHost($initiatorHost);
 		$direct->setInitiatorToken($initiatorToken);