diff --git a/builtin/logical/pki/backend_test.go b/builtin/logical/pki/backend_test.go
index 60833c5d20df..c9130f5e6c00 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/pki/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/pki/backend_test.go
@@ -2917,6 +2917,128 @@ func TestBackend_URI_SANs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestBackend_AllowedURISANsTemplate(t *testing.T) {
+	coreConfig := &vault.CoreConfig{
+		CredentialBackends: map[string]logical.Factory{
+			"userpass": userpass.Factory,
+		},
+		LogicalBackends: map[string]logical.Factory{
+			"pki": Factory,
+		},
+	}
+	cluster := vault.NewTestCluster(t, coreConfig, &vault.TestClusterOptions{
+		HandlerFunc: vaulthttp.Handler,
+	})
+	cluster.Start()
+	defer cluster.Cleanup()
+	client := cluster.Cores[0].Client
+
+	// Write test policy for userpass auth method.
+	err := client.Sys().PutPolicy("test", `
+   path "pki/*" {  
+     capabilities = ["update"]
+   }`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Enable userpass auth method.
+	if err := client.Sys().EnableAuth("userpass", "userpass", ""); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Configure test role for userpass.
+	if _, err := client.Logical().Write("auth/userpass/users/userpassname", map[string]interface{}{
+		"password": "test",
+		"policies": "test",
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Login userpass for test role and keep client token.
+	secret, err := client.Logical().Write("auth/userpass/login/userpassname", map[string]interface{}{
+		"password": "test",
+	})
+	if err != nil || secret == nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	userpassToken := secret.Auth.ClientToken
+
+	// Get auth accessor for identity template.
+	auths, err := client.Sys().ListAuth()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	userpassAccessor := auths["userpass/"].Accessor
+
+	// Mount PKI.
+	err = client.Sys().Mount("pki", &api.MountInput{
+		Type: "pki",
+		Config: api.MountConfigInput{
+			DefaultLeaseTTL: "16h",
+			MaxLeaseTTL:     "60h",
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Generate internal CA.
+	_, err = client.Logical().Write("pki/root/generate/internal", map[string]interface{}{
+		"ttl":         "40h",
+		"common_name": "myvault.com",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Write role PKI.
+	_, err = client.Logical().Write("pki/roles/test", map[string]interface{}{
+		"allowed_uri_sans": []string{"spiffe://domain/{{identity.entity.aliases." + userpassAccessor + ".name}}",
+			"spiffe://domain/{{identity.entity.aliases." + userpassAccessor + ".name}}/*", "spiffe://domain/foo"},
+		"allowed_uri_sans_template": true,
+		"require_cn":                false,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Issue certificate with identity templating
+	client.SetToken(userpassToken)
+	_, err = client.Logical().Write("pki/issue/test", map[string]interface{}{"uri_sans": "spiffe://domain/userpassname, spiffe://domain/foo"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Issue certificate with identity templating and glob
+	client.SetToken(userpassToken)
+	_, err = client.Logical().Write("pki/issue/test", map[string]interface{}{"uri_sans": "spiffe://domain/userpassname/bar"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Issue certificate with non-matching identity template parameter
+	client.SetToken(userpassToken)
+	_, err = client.Logical().Write("pki/issue/test", map[string]interface{}{"uri_sans": "spiffe://domain/unknownuser"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Set allowed_uri_sans_template to false.
+	_, err = client.Logical().Write("pki/roles/test", map[string]interface{}{
+		"allowed_uri_sans_template": false,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Issue certificate with userpassToken.
+	_, err = client.Logical().Write("pki/issue/test", map[string]interface{}{"uri_sans": "spiffe://domain/users/userpassname"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBackend_AllowedDomainsTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	coreConfig := &vault.CoreConfig{
 		CredentialBackends: map[string]logical.Factory{
diff --git a/builtin/logical/pki/cert_util.go b/builtin/logical/pki/cert_util.go
index 69fbb07d963a..cf74d70cf1fc 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/pki/cert_util.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/pki/cert_util.go
@@ -176,6 +176,29 @@ func fetchCertBySerial(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, prefix, serial
 	return certEntry, nil
 }
 
+// Given a URI SAN, verify that it is allowed.
+func validateURISAN(b *backend, data *inputBundle, uri string) bool {
+	valid := false
+	for _, allowed := range data.role.AllowedURISANs {
+		if data.role.AllowedURISANsTemplate {
+			isTemplate, _ := framework.ValidateIdentityTemplate(allowed)
+			if isTemplate && data.req.EntityID != "" {
+				tmpAllowed, err := framework.PopulateIdentityTemplate(allowed, data.req.EntityID, b.System())
+				if err != nil {
+					continue
+				}
+				allowed = tmpAllowed
+			}
+		}
+		validURI := glob.Glob(allowed, uri)
+		if validURI {
+			valid = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return valid
+}
+
 // Given a set of requested names for a certificate, verifies that all of them
 // match the various toggles set in the role for controlling issuance.
 // If one does not pass, it is returned in the string argument.
@@ -956,15 +979,7 @@ func generateCreationBundle(b *backend, data *inputBundle, caSign *certutil.CAIn
 
 				// validate uri sans
 				for _, uri := range csr.URIs {
-					valid := false
-					for _, allowed := range data.role.AllowedURISANs {
-						validURI := glob.Glob(allowed, uri.String())
-						if validURI {
-							valid = true
-							break
-						}
-					}
-
+					valid := validateURISAN(b, data, uri.String())
 					if !valid {
 						return nil, errutil.UserError{
 							Err: fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -986,15 +1001,7 @@ func generateCreationBundle(b *backend, data *inputBundle, caSign *certutil.CAIn
 				}
 
 				for _, uri := range uriAlt {
-					valid := false
-					for _, allowed := range data.role.AllowedURISANs {
-						validURI := glob.Glob(allowed, uri)
-						if validURI {
-							valid = true
-							break
-						}
-					}
-
+					valid := validateURISAN(b, data, uri)
 					if !valid {
 						return nil, errutil.UserError{
 							Err: fmt.Sprintf(
diff --git a/builtin/logical/pki/path_roles.go b/builtin/logical/pki/path_roles.go
index 4cfa666cfcc4..7e15a3aa8a86 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/pki/path_roles.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/pki/path_roles.go
@@ -144,7 +144,14 @@ Any valid URI is accepted, these values support globbing.`,
 				},
 			},
 
-			"allowed_other_sans": {
+			"allowed_uri_sans_template": &framework.FieldSchema{
+				Type: framework.TypeBool,
+				Description: `If set, Allowed URI SANs can be specified using identity template policies.
+				Non-templated URI SANs are also permitted.`,
+				Default: false,
+			},
+
+			"allowed_other_sans": &framework.FieldSchema{
 				Type:        framework.TypeCommaStringSlice,
 				Description: `If set, an array of allowed other names to put in SANs. These values support globbing and must be in the format <oid>;<type>:<value>. Currently only "utf8" is a valid type. All values, including globbing values, must use this syntax, with the exception being a single "*" which allows any OID and any value (but type must still be utf8).`,
 				DisplayAttrs: &framework.DisplayAttributes{
@@ -558,6 +565,7 @@ func (b *backend) pathRoleCreate(ctx context.Context, req *logical.Request, data
 		AllowSubdomains:               data.Get("allow_subdomains").(bool),
 		AllowGlobDomains:              data.Get("allow_glob_domains").(bool),
 		AllowAnyName:                  data.Get("allow_any_name").(bool),
+		AllowedURISANsTemplate:        data.Get("allowed_uri_sans_template").(bool),
 		EnforceHostnames:              data.Get("enforce_hostnames").(bool),
 		AllowIPSANs:                   data.Get("allow_ip_sans").(bool),
 		AllowedURISANs:                data.Get("allowed_uri_sans").([]string),
@@ -783,6 +791,7 @@ type roleEntry struct {
 	AllowedOtherSANs              []string      `json:"allowed_other_sans" mapstructure:"allowed_other_sans"`
 	AllowedSerialNumbers          []string      `json:"allowed_serial_numbers" mapstructure:"allowed_serial_numbers"`
 	AllowedURISANs                []string      `json:"allowed_uri_sans" mapstructure:"allowed_uri_sans"`
+	AllowedURISANsTemplate        bool          `json:"allowed_uri_sans_template"`
 	PolicyIdentifiers             []string      `json:"policy_identifiers" mapstructure:"policy_identifiers"`
 	ExtKeyUsageOIDs               []string      `json:"ext_key_usage_oids" mapstructure:"ext_key_usage_oids"`
 	BasicConstraintsValidForNonCA bool          `json:"basic_constraints_valid_for_non_ca" mapstructure:"basic_constraints_valid_for_non_ca"`
@@ -804,6 +813,7 @@ func (r *roleEntry) ToResponseData() map[string]interface{} {
 		"allow_subdomains":                   r.AllowSubdomains,
 		"allow_glob_domains":                 r.AllowGlobDomains,
 		"allow_any_name":                     r.AllowAnyName,
+		"allowed_uri_sans_template":          r.AllowedURISANsTemplate,
 		"enforce_hostnames":                  r.EnforceHostnames,
 		"allow_ip_sans":                      r.AllowIPSANs,
 		"server_flag":                        r.ServerFlag,
diff --git a/builtin/logical/pki/path_roles_test.go b/builtin/logical/pki/path_roles_test.go
index 64b8057b7110..faacd23a0220 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/pki/path_roles_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/pki/path_roles_test.go
@@ -592,6 +592,12 @@ func TestPki_RoleNoStore(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("allowed_domains_template should not be set by default")
 	}
 
+	// By default, allowed_uri_sans_template should be `false`
+	allowedURISANsTemplate := resp.Data["allowed_uri_sans_template"].(bool)
+	if allowedURISANsTemplate {
+		t.Fatalf("allowed_uri_sans_template should not be set by default")
+	}
+
 	// Make sure that setting no_store to `true` works properly
 	roleReq.Operation = logical.UpdateOperation
 	roleReq.Path = "roles/testrole_nostore"