diff --git a/sonarqube/resource_sonarqube_permissions.go b/sonarqube/resource_sonarqube_permissions.go
index 3e9b3d9b..6c83ac5b 100644
--- a/sonarqube/resource_sonarqube_permissions.go
+++ b/sonarqube/resource_sonarqube_permissions.go
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ func resourceSonarqubePermissionsCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, m interface{}) e
 			// template user permission
 			sonarQubeURL.Path = strings.TrimSuffix(sonarQubeURL.Path, "/") + "/api/permissions/add_user_to_template"
 			RawQuery.Add("templateId", templateID.(string))
+			// name provide instead of id
+		} else if templateName, ok := d.GetOk("template_name"); ok {
+			sonarQubeURL.Path = strings.TrimSuffix(sonarQubeURL.Path, "/") + "/api/permissions/add_user_to_template"
+			RawQuery.Add("templateName", templateName.(string))
 		} else {
 			// direct user permission
 			sonarQubeURL.Path = strings.TrimSuffix(sonarQubeURL.Path, "/") + "/api/permissions/add_user"
diff --git a/sonarqube/resource_sonarqube_permissions_test.go b/sonarqube/resource_sonarqube_permissions_test.go
index 646fa31d..ce7a7f89 100644
--- a/sonarqube/resource_sonarqube_permissions_test.go
+++ b/sonarqube/resource_sonarqube_permissions_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func testAccSonarqubePermissionLoginNameConfig(id string, loginName string, perm
 			name       = "%[2]s"
 			password   = "secret-sauce37!"
 		}
-	  
+
 		resource "sonarqube_permissions" "%[1]s" {
 		  	login_name  = sonarqube_user.%[1]s.name
 		  	permissions = %[3]s
@@ -94,3 +94,42 @@ func TestAccSonarqubePermissionLoginName(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 }
+
+func testAccSonarqubePermissionLoginNameTemplateNameConfig(id string, loginName string, permissions []string) string {
+	formattedPermissions := generateHCLList(permissions)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+		resource "sonarqube_user" "%[1]s" {
+			login_name = "%[2]s"
+			name       = "%[2]s"
+			password   = "secret-sauce37!"
+		}
+
+		resource "sonarqube_permission_template" "this" {
+			name = "foo"
+		}
+		resource "sonarqube_permissions" "%[1]s" {
+		  	login_name    = sonarqube_user.%[1]s.name
+			template_name = sonarqube_permission_template.this.name
+		  	permissions   = %[3]s
+		}
+		`, id, loginName, formattedPermissions)
+}
+
+func TestAccSonarqubePermissionLoginNameTemplateName(t *testing.T) {
+	rnd := generateRandomResourceName()
+	name := "sonarqube_permissions." + rnd
+	permissions := []string{"codeviewer", "scan"}
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccSonarqubePermissionLoginNameTemplateNameConfig(rnd, "testAccSonarqubePermissions", permissions),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(name, "login_name", "testAccSonarqubePermissions"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}