diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/chat_templates.py b/src/axolotl/utils/chat_templates.py
index fd34b4ea99..c1dde8c0f3 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/chat_templates.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/chat_templates.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def chat_templates(user_choice: str):
         "inst": "{{ bos_token }}{% for message in messages %}{% if (message['role'] == 'user') != (loop.index0 % 2 == 0) %}{{ raise_exception('Conversation roles must alternate user/assistant/user/assistant/...') }}{% endif %}{% if message['role'] == 'user' %}{{ '[INST] ' + message['content'] + ' [/INST]' }}{% elif message['role'] == 'assistant' %}{{ message['content'] + eos_token}}{% else %}{{ raise_exception('Only user and assistant roles are supported!') }}{% endif %}{% endfor %}",  # I don't know what this one is called. Used by Mistral/Mixtral.
         "chatml": "{% if not add_generation_prompt is defined %}{% set add_generation_prompt = false %}{% endif %}{% for message in messages %}{{'<|im_start|>' + message['role'] + '\n' + message['content'] + '<|im_end|>' + '\n'}}{% endfor %}{% if add_generation_prompt %}{{ '<|im_start|>assistant\n' }}{% endif %}",
         "gemma": "{{ bos_token }}{% if messages[0]['role'] == 'system' %}{{ raise_exception('System role not supported') }}{% endif %}{% for message in messages %}{% if (message['role'] == 'user') != (loop.index0 % 2 == 0) %}{{ raise_exception('Conversation roles must alternate user/assistant/user/assistant/...') }}{% endif %}{% if (message['role'] == 'assistant') %}{% set role = 'model' %}{% else %}{% set role = message['role'] %}{% endif %}{{ '<start_of_turn>' + role + '\n' + message['content'] | trim + '<end_of_turn>\n' }}{% endfor %}{% if add_generation_prompt %}{{'<start_of_turn>model\n'}}{% endif %}",
+        "cohere": "{{ bos_token }}{% if messages[0]['role'] == 'system' %}{% set loop_messages = messages[1:] %}{% set system_message = messages[0]['content'] %}{% elif false == true %}{% set loop_messages = messages %}{% set system_message = 'You are Command-R, a brilliant, sophisticated, AI-assistant trained to assist human users by providing thorough responses. You are trained by Cohere.' %}{% else %}{% set loop_messages = messages %}{% set system_message = false %}{% endif %}{% if system_message != false %}{{ '<|START_OF_TURN_TOKEN|><|SYSTEM_TOKEN|>' + system_message + '<|END_OF_TURN_TOKEN|>' }}{% endif %}{% for message in loop_messages %}{% if (message['role'] == 'user') != (loop.index0 % 2 == 0) %}{{ raise_exception('Conversation roles must alternate user/assistant/user/assistant/...') }}{% endif %}{% set content = message['content'] %}{% if message['role'] == 'user' %}{{ '<|START_OF_TURN_TOKEN|><|USER_TOKEN|>' + content.strip() + '<|END_OF_TURN_TOKEN|>' }}{% elif message['role'] == 'assistant' %}{{ '<|START_OF_TURN_TOKEN|><|CHATBOT_TOKEN|>'  + content.strip() + '<|END_OF_TURN_TOKEN|>' }}{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% if add_generation_prompt %}{{ '<|START_OF_TURN_TOKEN|><|CHATBOT_TOKEN|>' }}{% endif %}",
     }
 
     if user_choice in templates:
diff --git a/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py b/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
index 8dfbf0e731..56307da0b8 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/utils/config/models/input/v0_4_1/__init__.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class ChatTemplate(str, Enum):
     chatml = "chatml"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     inst = "inst"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     gemma = "gemma"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    cohere = "cohere"  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
 
 class LoftQConfig(BaseModel):