diff --git a/coderd/searchquery/search.go b/coderd/searchquery/search.go
index 4f3f3259c09d9..cbaaa74a848eb 100644
--- a/coderd/searchquery/search.go
+++ b/coderd/searchquery/search.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func Workspaces(ctx context.Context, db database.Store, query string, page coder
 	return filter, parser.Errors
 }
 
-func Templates(ctx context.Context, db database.Store, query string) (database.GetTemplatesWithFilterParams, []codersdk.ValidationError) {
+func Templates(ctx context.Context, db database.Store, actorID uuid.UUID, query string) (database.GetTemplatesWithFilterParams, []codersdk.ValidationError) {
 	// Always lowercase for all searches.
 	query = strings.ToLower(query)
 	values, errors := searchTerms(query, func(term string, values url.Values) error {
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ func Templates(ctx context.Context, db database.Store, query string) (database.G
 		AuthorUsername: parser.String(values, "", "author"),
 	}
 
+	if filter.AuthorUsername == codersdk.Me {
+		filter.AuthorID = actorID
+		filter.AuthorUsername = ""
+	}
+
 	parser.ErrorExcessParams(values)
 	return filter, parser.Errors
 }
diff --git a/coderd/searchquery/search_test.go b/coderd/searchquery/search_test.go
index 4744b57edff4a..5c45274668b25 100644
--- a/coderd/searchquery/search_test.go
+++ b/coderd/searchquery/search_test.go
@@ -640,6 +640,7 @@ func TestSearchUsers(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSearchTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
+	userID := uuid.New()
 	testCases := []struct {
 		Name                  string
 		Query                 string
@@ -688,6 +689,14 @@ func TestSearchTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:  "MyTemplates",
+			Query: "author:me",
+			Expected: database.GetTemplatesWithFilterParams{
+				AuthorUsername: "",
+				AuthorID:       userID,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range testCases {
@@ -696,7 +705,7 @@ func TestSearchTemplates(t *testing.T) {
 			// Do not use a real database, this is only used for an
 			// organization lookup.
 			db, _ := dbtestutil.NewDB(t)
-			values, errs := searchquery.Templates(context.Background(), db, c.Query)
+			values, errs := searchquery.Templates(context.Background(), db, userID, c.Query)
 			if c.ExpectedErrorContains != "" {
 				require.True(t, len(errs) > 0, "expect some errors")
 				var s strings.Builder
diff --git a/coderd/templates.go b/coderd/templates.go
index 694bb90b86a4d..f9c5d8271a1e6 100644
--- a/coderd/templates.go
+++ b/coderd/templates.go
@@ -544,9 +544,10 @@ func (api *API) templatesByOrganization() http.HandlerFunc {
 func (api *API) fetchTemplates(mutate func(r *http.Request, arg *database.GetTemplatesWithFilterParams)) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ctx := r.Context()
+		key := httpmw.APIKey(r)
 
 		queryStr := r.URL.Query().Get("q")
-		filter, errs := searchquery.Templates(ctx, api.Database, queryStr)
+		filter, errs := searchquery.Templates(ctx, api.Database, key.UserID, queryStr)
 		if len(errs) > 0 {
 			httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusBadRequest, codersdk.Response{
 				Message:     "Invalid template search query.",
diff --git a/coderd/templates_test.go b/coderd/templates_test.go
index 8cd5a6ba9bf30..050ae77f8ca49 100644
--- a/coderd/templates_test.go
+++ b/coderd/templates_test.go
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ func TestTemplatesByOrganization(t *testing.T) {
 		client := coderdtest.New(t, nil)
 		owner := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
 		adminAlpha, adminAlphaData := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, rbac.RoleTemplateAdmin())
-		adminBravo, adminBravoData := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, rbac.RoleTemplateAdmin())
+		adminBravo, _ := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, rbac.RoleTemplateAdmin())
 		adminCharlie, _ := coderdtest.CreateAnotherUser(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, rbac.RoleTemplateAdmin())
 
 		versionA := coderdtest.CreateTemplateVersion(t, client, owner.OrganizationID, nil)
@@ -847,8 +847,8 @@ func TestTemplatesByOrganization(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, foo.ID, alpha[0].ID)
 
 		// List bravo
-		bravo, err := client.Templates(ctx, codersdk.TemplateFilter{
-			AuthorUsername: adminBravoData.Username,
+		bravo, err := adminBravo.Templates(ctx, codersdk.TemplateFilter{
+			AuthorUsername: codersdk.Me,
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, bravo, 1)