diff --git a/kio.changes b/kio.changes
index 56159a5..abb668d 100644
--- a/kio.changes
+++ b/kio.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 12 22:00:55 UTC 2016 - wbauer@tmo.at
+
+- Install "Create New" templates to %{_kf5_sharedir}/templates/ as
+  a workaround until kde#356198 is fixed (boo#963680)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Feb  6 18:03:41 UTC 2016 - hrvoje.senjan@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/kio.spec b/kio.spec
index 0a46d16..b94c7bd 100644
--- a/kio.spec
+++ b/kio.spec
@@ -141,6 +141,18 @@ echo "%doc %lang(sv) %{_kf5_mandir}/sv" >>%{name}5.lang
 echo "%doc %lang(uk) %{_kf5_mandir}/uk" >>%{name}5.lang
 %endif
 
+# install "Create New" templates to %{_kf5_sharedir}/templates/ as a workaround until kde#963680 is fixed (boo#963680)
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_kf5_sharedir}/templates/.source
+cd src/new_file_templates
+for i in link* Directory.desktop HTMLFile.desktop TextFile.desktop
+do
+cp $i %{buildroot}%{_kf5_sharedir}/templates/
+done
+for i in HTMLFile.html Program.desktop TextFile.txt URL.desktop
+do
+cp $i %{buildroot}%{_kf5_sharedir}/templates/.source/
+done
+
 %post core -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun core -p /sbin/ldconfig
@@ -235,6 +247,7 @@ echo "%doc %lang(uk) %{_kf5_mandir}/uk" >>%{name}5.lang
 %{_kf5_servicesdir}/webshortcuts.desktop
 %{_kf5_sharedir}/dbus-1/services/org.kde.kpasswdserver.service
 %{_kf5_sharedir}/dbus-1/services/org.kde.kcookiejar5.service
+%{_kf5_sharedir}/templates/
 %doc %lang(en) %{_kf5_mandir}/*/kcookiejar5.*
 %dir %{_kf5_htmldir}/en
 %dir %{_kf5_htmldir}