diff --git a/frontend/src/HomePage/BlankPage.jsx b/frontend/src/HomePage/BlankPage.jsx
index 4a0539aee3..ee68b8b67c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/HomePage/BlankPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/HomePage/BlankPage.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import TemplateLibraryModal from './TemplateLibraryModal/';
 
 export const BlankPage = function BlankPage({
   createApp,
@@ -7,6 +8,9 @@ export const BlankPage = function BlankPage({
   handleImportApp,
   isImportingApp,
   fileInput,
+  showTemplateLibraryModal,
+  hideTemplateLibraryModal,
+  viewTemplateLibraryModal,
 }) {
   return (
     <div>
@@ -41,11 +45,20 @@ export const BlankPage = function BlankPage({
                     <input type="file" ref={fileInput} style={{ display: 'none' }} />
                   </label>
                 </a>
+                <a onClick={viewTemplateLibraryModal} className="btn btn-primary" style={{ marginLeft: '24px' }}>
+                  Choose from template
+                </a>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <TemplateLibraryModal
+        show={showTemplateLibraryModal}
+        onHide={hideTemplateLibraryModal}
+        onCloseButtonClick={hideTemplateLibraryModal}
+        darkMode={darkMode}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/HomePage/HomePage.jsx b/frontend/src/HomePage/HomePage.jsx
index 69c87b4da7..375ad97bdc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/HomePage/HomePage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/HomePage/HomePage.jsx
@@ -424,7 +424,12 @@ class HomePage extends React.Component {
       });
   };
 
-  showTemplateLibraryModal = () => this.setState({ showTemplateLibraryModal: true });
+  showTemplateLibraryModal = () => {
+    this.setState({ showTemplateLibraryModal: true });
+  };
+  hideTemplateLibraryModal = () => {
+    this.setState({ showTemplateLibraryModal: false });
+  };
 
   render() {
     const {
@@ -541,6 +546,9 @@ class HomePage extends React.Component {
             handleImportApp={this.handleImportApp}
             creatingApp={creatingApp}
             darkMode={this.props.darkMode}
+            showTemplateLibraryModal={this.state.showTemplateLibraryModal}
+            viewTemplateLibraryModal={this.showTemplateLibraryModal}
+            hideTemplateLibraryModal={this.hideTemplateLibraryModal}
           />
         )}