diff --git a/lego/apps/surveys/migrations/0013_survey_is_template.py b/lego/apps/surveys/migrations/0013_survey_is_template.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52ae5f098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lego/apps/surveys/migrations/0013_survey_is_template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+def set_is_template(apps, schema_editor):
+    Survey = apps.get_model("surveys", "Survey")
+    Survey.objects.filter(template_type__isnull=False).update(is_template=True)
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("surveys", "0012_alter_survey_template_type"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="survey",
+            name="is_template",
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.RunPython(set_is_template),
+    ]
diff --git a/lego/apps/surveys/models.py b/lego/apps/surveys/models.py
index a8fc0b8b2..7831235bf 100644
--- a/lego/apps/surveys/models.py
+++ b/lego/apps/surveys/models.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Survey(BasisModel):
     template_type = models.CharField(
         max_length=30, choices=EVENT_TYPES, null=True, blank=True, unique=True
     )
+    is_template = models.BooleanField(default=False, null=False)
     event = models.OneToOneField("events.Event", on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     sent = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     token = models.CharField(
diff --git a/lego/apps/surveys/serializers.py b/lego/apps/surveys/serializers.py
index c0d2625a6..3addad9b9 100644
--- a/lego/apps/surveys/serializers.py
+++ b/lego/apps/surveys/serializers.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class SurveyReadSerializer(BasisModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Survey
-        fields = ("id", "title", "active_from", "event", "template_type")
+        fields = ("id", "title", "active_from", "event", "template_type", "is_template")
 
 
 class SubmissionReadSerializer(BasisModelSerializer):
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class SurveyReadDetailedSerializer(BasisModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Survey
-        fields = ("id", "title", "active_from", "questions", "event", "template_type")
+        fields = ("id", "title", "active_from", "questions", "event", "template_type","is_template")
 
 
 class SurveyReadDetailedAdminSerializer(SurveyReadDetailedSerializer):
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class SurveyCreateSerializer(BasisModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Survey
-        fields = ("id", "title", "active_from", "template_type", "event", "questions")
+        fields = ("id", "title", "active_from", "template_type","is_template", "event", "questions")
 
     @atomic
     def create(self, validated_data):
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class SurveyUpdateSerializer(BasisModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Survey
-        fields = ("id", "title", "active_from", "template_type", "event", "questions")
+        fields = ("id", "title", "active_from", "template_type","is_template", "event", "questions")
 
     @atomic
     def update(self, instance, validated_data):
diff --git a/lego/apps/surveys/views.py b/lego/apps/surveys/views.py
index cbeaf08c5..c3c5b427c 100644
--- a/lego/apps/surveys/views.py
+++ b/lego/apps/surveys/views.py
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ class SurveyTemplateViewSet(
     queryset = (
         Survey.objects.all()
         .prefetch_related("questions")
-        .filter(template_type__isnull=False)
+        .filter(is_template__isnull=False)
     )
-    lookup_field = "template_type"
+    lookup_field = "is_template"
     filter_backends = (DjangoFilterBackend,)
 
     def get_serializer_class(self):