diff --git a/addons/website_quote/models/order.py b/addons/website_quote/models/order.py
index f2f6caa8308..ac1bbaf117a 100644
--- a/addons/website_quote/models/order.py
+++ b/addons/website_quote/models/order.py
@@ -166,8 +166,16 @@ class sale_order(osv.osv):
             ], 'Payment', help="Require immediate payment by the customer when validating the order from the website quote"),
     }
 
+    def _get_template_id(self, cr, uid, context=None):
+        try:
+            template_id = self.pool.get('ir.model.data').get_object_reference(cr, uid, 'website_quote', 'website_quote_template_default')[1]
+        except ValueError:
+            template_id = False
+        return template_id
+
     _defaults = {
         'access_token': lambda self, cr, uid, ctx={}: str(uuid.uuid4()),
+        'template_id': _get_template_id,
     }
 
     def open_quotation(self, cr, uid, quote_id, context=None):