diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_template.py b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_template.py
index 6bd702d52a..7b1dd49903 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/monitoring/zabbix/zabbix_template.py
@@ -397,6 +397,9 @@ class Template(object):
                 'createMissing': True,
                 'updateExisting': True
             },
+            'templateLinkage': {
+                'createMissing': True
+            },
             'templateScreens': {
                 'createMissing': True,
                 'updateExisting': True,