diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8dab51cf0..8d2529258 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ TEMPLATES:
    -validate                              validate the passed templates to nuclei
    -nss, -no-strict-syntax                Disable strict syntax check on templates
    -tl                                    list all available templates
+   -td                                    displays the template contents
 
 FILTERING:
    -a, -author string[]               templates to run based on authors (comma-separated, file)
diff --git a/README_CN.md b/README_CN.md
index 195b54b8c..be23e8e60 100644
--- a/README_CN.md
+++ b/README_CN.md
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Nuclei是一款注重于可配置性、可扩展性和易用性的基于模板
    -validate                             验证通过的模板
    -nss, -no-strict-syntax               禁用模板的严格检查
    -tl                                   列出所有可用的模板
+   -td                                   显示模板内容
 
 过滤：
    -a, -author string[]                  执行指定作者的模板（逗号分隔，文件）
diff --git a/README_KR.md b/README_KR.md
index 91d9adeb4..ff3688948 100644
--- a/README_KR.md
+++ b/README_KR.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ TEMPLATES:
    -wu, -workflow-url string[]  실행할 워크플로 URL 목록(쉼표로 구분된 파일)
    -validate                    nuclei로 전달된 템플릿 검증
    -tl                          사용 가능한 모든 템플릿 목록
+   -td                          템플릿 내용 표시
 
 FILTERING:
    -a, -author string[]              작성자를 기준으로 실행할 템플릿(쉼표로 구분된 파일)
diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 94f806af2..3788050cb 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 		flagSet.StringSliceVarP(&options.WorkflowURLs, "workflow-url", "wu", []string{}, "list of workflow urls to run (comma-separated, file)", goflags.FileCommaSeparatedStringSliceOptions),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.Validate, "validate", false, "validate the passed templates to nuclei"),
 		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.NoStrictSyntax, "no-strict-syntax", "nss", false, "disable strict syntax check on templates"),
+		flagSet.BoolVarP(&options.TemplateDisplay, "template-display", "td", false, "displays the templates content"),
 		flagSet.BoolVar(&options.TemplateList, "tl", false, "list all available templates"),
 		flagSet.StringSliceVarConfigOnly(&options.RemoteTemplateDomainList, "remote-template-domain", []string{"api.nuclei.sh"}, "allowed domain list to load remote templates from"),
 	)
diff --git a/v2/go.mod b/v2/go.mod
index 8c0e550cf..0144e33a8 100644
--- a/v2/go.mod
+++ b/v2/go.mod
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/folderutil v0.0.0-20220215113126-add60a1e8e08 // indirect
 	github.com/projectdiscovery/sliceutil v0.0.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/djherbis/times.v1 v1.3.0 // indirect
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.16 // indirect
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v0.0.0-20210428141323-04723f9f07d7 // indirect
 	github.com/acomagu/bufpipe v1.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/alecthomas/chroma v0.10.0
 	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/gcfg v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 v5.3.1 // indirect
diff --git a/v2/go.sum b/v2/go.sum
index e1c967047..0cb324263 100644
--- a/v2/go.sum
+++ b/v2/go.sum
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ github.com/akrylysov/pogreb v0.10.1 h1:FqlR8VR7uCbJdfUob916tPM+idpKgeESDXOA1K0DK
 github.com/akrylysov/pogreb v0.10.1/go.mod h1:pNs6QmpQ1UlTJKDezuRWmaqkgUE2TuU0YTWyqJZ7+lI=
 github.com/alcortesm/tgz v0.0.0-20161220082320-9c5fe88206d7 h1:uSoVVbwJiQipAclBbw+8quDsfcvFjOpI5iCf4p/cqCs=
 github.com/alcortesm/tgz v0.0.0-20161220082320-9c5fe88206d7/go.mod h1:6zEj6s6u/ghQa61ZWa/C2Aw3RkjiTBOix7dkqa1VLIs=
+github.com/alecthomas/chroma v0.10.0 h1:7XDcGkCQopCNKjZHfYrNLraA+M7e0fMiJ/Mfikbfjek=
+github.com/alecthomas/chroma v0.10.0/go.mod h1:jtJATyUxlIORhUOFNA9NZDWGAQ8wpxQQqNSB4rjA/1s=
 github.com/alecthomas/jsonschema v0.0.0-20210818095345-1014919a589c/go.mod h1:/n6+1/DWPltRLWL/VKyUxg6tzsl5kHUCcraimt4vr60=
 github.com/alecthomas/jsonschema v0.0.0-20211022214203-8b29eab41725 h1:NjwIgLQlD46o79bheVG4SCdRnnOz4XtgUN1WABX5DLA=
 github.com/alecthomas/jsonschema v0.0.0-20211022214203-8b29eab41725/go.mod h1:/n6+1/DWPltRLWL/VKyUxg6tzsl5kHUCcraimt4vr60=
@@ -192,6 +194,8 @@ github.com/dgryski/go-farm v0.0.0-20200201041132-a6ae2369ad13 h1:fAjc9m62+UWV/WA
 github.com/dgryski/go-farm v0.0.0-20200201041132-a6ae2369ad13/go.mod h1:SqUrOPUnsFjfmXRMNPybcSiG0BgUW2AuFH8PAnS2iTw=
 github.com/dimchansky/utfbom v1.1.1 h1:vV6w1AhK4VMnhBno/TPVCoK9U/LP0PkLCS9tbxHdi/U=
 github.com/dimchansky/utfbom v1.1.1/go.mod h1:SxdoEBH5qIqFocHMyGOXVAybYJdr71b1Q/j0mACtrfE=
+github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.4.0 h1:F1rxgk7p4uKjwIQxBs9oAXe5CqrXlCduYEJvrF4u93E=
+github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.4.0/go.mod h1:2pZnwuY/m+8K6iRw6wQdMtk+rH5tNGR1i55kozfMjCc=
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 h1:69rxXcBk27SvSaaxTtLh/8llcHD8vYHT7WSdRZ/jvr4=
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0/go.mod h1:fgPhTUdO+D/Jk86RDLlptpiXQzgHJF7gydDDbaIK4Dk=
 github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.1 h1:PlZu0n3Tuv04TzpfPbrnI0HW/YwodEXDS+oPKahKF0Q=
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
index cf5ed5131..bcefb50a3 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func (r *Runner) RunEnumeration() error {
 		}
 	}
 	// list all templates
-	if r.options.TemplateList {
+	if r.options.TemplateList || r.options.TemplateDisplay {
 		r.listAvailableStoreTemplates(store)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/templates.go b/v2/internal/runner/templates.go
index 72afb5c45..862d299f3 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/templates.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/templates.go
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 package runner
 
 import (
-	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/catalog/loader"
+	"bytes"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/alecthomas/chroma/quick"
+	"github.com/logrusorgru/aurora"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/catalog/loader"
+
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/parsers"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/templates"
@@ -17,36 +22,73 @@ func (r *Runner) logAvailableTemplate(tplPath string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		gologger.Error().Msgf("Could not parse file '%s': %s\n", tplPath, err)
 	} else {
-		gologger.Print().Msgf("%s\n", templates.TemplateLogMessage(t.ID,
-			types.ToString(t.Info.Name),
-			t.Info.Authors.ToSlice(),
-			t.Info.SeverityHolder.Severity))
+		r.verboseTemplate(t)
 	}
 }
 
+// log available templates for verbose (-vv)
+func (r *Runner) verboseTemplate(tpl *templates.Template) {
+	gologger.Print().Msgf("%s\n", templates.TemplateLogMessage(tpl.ID,
+		types.ToString(tpl.Info.Name),
+		tpl.Info.Authors.ToSlice(),
+		tpl.Info.SeverityHolder.Severity))
+}
+
 func (r *Runner) listAvailableStoreTemplates(store *loader.Store) {
 	gologger.Print().Msgf(
 		"\nListing available v.%s nuclei templates for %s",
 		r.templatesConfig.TemplateVersion,
 		r.templatesConfig.TemplatesDirectory,
 	)
-	extraFlags := r.options.Templates != nil || r.options.Authors != nil ||
-		r.options.Tags != nil || len(r.options.ExcludeTags) > 3 ||
-		r.options.IncludeTags != nil || r.options.IncludeIds != nil ||
-		r.options.ExcludeIds != nil || r.options.IncludeTemplates != nil ||
-		r.options.ExcludedTemplates != nil || r.options.ExcludeMatchers != nil ||
-		r.options.Severities != nil || r.options.ExcludeSeverities != nil ||
-		r.options.Protocols != nil || r.options.ExcludeProtocols != nil ||
-		r.options.IncludeConditions != nil || r.options.TemplateList
-	for _, tl := range store.Templates() {
-		if extraFlags {
-			path := strings.TrimPrefix(tl.Path, r.templatesConfig.TemplatesDirectory+string(filepath.Separator))
-			gologger.Silent().Msgf("%s\n", path)
+	for _, tpl := range store.Templates() {
+		if hasExtraFlags(r.options) {
+			if r.options.TemplateDisplay {
+				colorize := !r.options.NoColor
+
+				path := tpl.Path
+				tplBody, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
+				if err != nil {
+					gologger.Error().Msgf("Could not read the template %s: %s", path, err)
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if colorize {
+					path = aurora.Cyan(tpl.Path).String()
+					tplBody, err = r.highlightTemplate(&tplBody)
+					if err != nil {
+						gologger.Error().Msgf("Could not hihglight the template %s: %s", tpl.Path, err)
+						continue
+					}
+
+				}
+				gologger.Silent().Msgf("Template: %s\n\n%s", path, tplBody)
+			} else {
+				gologger.Silent().Msgf("%s\n", strings.TrimPrefix(tpl.Path, r.templatesConfig.TemplatesDirectory+string(filepath.Separator)))
+			}
 		} else {
-			gologger.Print().Msgf("%s\n", templates.TemplateLogMessage(tl.ID,
-				types.ToString(tl.Info.Name),
-				tl.Info.Authors.ToSlice(),
-				tl.Info.SeverityHolder.Severity))
+			r.verboseTemplate(tpl)
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (r *Runner) highlightTemplate(body *[]byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	// YAML lexer, true color terminar formatter and monokai style
+	err := quick.Highlight(&buf, string(*body), "yaml", "terminal16m", "monokai")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
+
+func hasExtraFlags(options *types.Options) bool {
+	return options.Templates != nil || options.Authors != nil ||
+		options.Tags != nil || len(options.ExcludeTags) > 3 ||
+		options.IncludeTags != nil || options.IncludeIds != nil ||
+		options.ExcludeIds != nil || options.IncludeTemplates != nil ||
+		options.ExcludedTemplates != nil || options.ExcludeMatchers != nil ||
+		options.Severities != nil || options.ExcludeSeverities != nil ||
+		options.Protocols != nil || options.ExcludeProtocols != nil ||
+		options.IncludeConditions != nil || options.TemplateList
+}
diff --git a/v2/pkg/catalog/loader/loader.go b/v2/pkg/catalog/loader/loader.go
index 9fa390033..4351d654f 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/catalog/loader/loader.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/catalog/loader/loader.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package loader
 
 import (
 	"os"
+	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger"
@@ -284,6 +285,11 @@ func (store *Store) LoadTemplates(templatesList []string) []*templates.Template
 			gologger.Warning().Msgf("Could not load template %s: %s\n", templatePath, err)
 		}
 	}
+
+	sort.SliceStable(loadedTemplates, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return loadedTemplates[i].Path < loadedTemplates[j].Path
+	})
+
 	return loadedTemplates
 }
 
diff --git a/v2/pkg/types/types.go b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
index b2360f534..3632cb6ab 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	EnableProgressBar bool
 	// TemplatesVersion shows the templates installed version
 	TemplatesVersion bool
+	// TemplateDisplay displays the template contents
+	TemplateDisplay bool
 	// TemplateList lists available templates
 	TemplateList bool
 	// HangMonitor enables nuclei hang monitoring