diff --git a/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1/raycluster_types.go b/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1/raycluster_types.go
index 285b88618b5..8ba51ba869a 100644
--- a/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1/raycluster_types.go
+++ b/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1/raycluster_types.go
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ import (
 // EDIT THIS FILE!  THIS IS SCAFFOLDING FOR YOU TO OWN!
 // NOTE: json tags are required.  Any new fields you add must have json tags for the fields to be serialized.
 
+// RayClusterTemplateSpec describes the data a RayCluster should have when created from a template
+type RayClusterTemplateSpec struct {
+	// Standard object's metadata.
+	// More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata
+	// +optional
+	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+
+	// Specification of the desired behavior of the RayCluster.
+	// +optional
+	Spec RayClusterSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // RayClusterSpec defines the desired state of RayCluster
 type RayClusterSpec struct {
 	// Suspend indicates whether a RayCluster should be suspended.
diff --git a/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1/rayjob_types.go b/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1/rayjob_types.go
index 1f9f58d238d..4beb737870f 100644
--- a/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1/rayjob_types.go
+++ b/ray-operator/apis/ray/v1/rayjob_types.go
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ type RayJobSpec struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:default:=0
 	// +optional
 	BackoffLimit *int32 `json:"backoffLimit,omitempty"`
+	// Template describes the RayCluster that will be created.
+	// +optional
+	Template RayClusterTemplateSpec `json:"template,omitempty"`
 	// RayClusterSpec is the cluster template to run the job
 	RayClusterSpec *RayClusterSpec `json:"rayClusterSpec,omitempty"`
 	// SubmitterPodTemplate is the template for the pod that will run `ray job submit`.