diff --git a/stdlib/2/re.pyi b/stdlib/2/re.pyi
index 8df3a4461..110e194af 100644
--- a/stdlib/2/re.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2/re.pyi
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@ def subn(pattern: Union[Pattern[str], Pattern[unicode]], repl: Callable[[Match[A
 def escape(string: AnyStr) -> AnyStr: ...
 
 def purge() -> None: ...
+def template(pattern: Union[AnyStr, Pattern[AnyStr]], flags: int = ...) -> Pattern[AnyStr]: ...
diff --git a/stdlib/3/re.pyi b/stdlib/3/re.pyi
index 5bdd0833e..68a06f7b3 100644
--- a/stdlib/3/re.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/3/re.pyi
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from typing import (
     List, Iterator, overload, Callable, Tuple, Sequence, Dict,
-    Generic, AnyStr, Match, Pattern, Any, Optional
+    Generic, AnyStr, Match, Pattern, Any, Optional, Union
 )
 
 # ----- re variables and constants -----
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ X = 0
 VERBOSE = 0
 U = 0
 UNICODE = 0
+T = 0
+TEMPLATE = 0
 
 class error(Exception): ...
 
@@ -104,3 +106,4 @@ def subn(pattern: Pattern[AnyStr], repl: Callable[[Match[AnyStr]], AnyStr],
 def escape(string: AnyStr) -> AnyStr: ...
 
 def purge() -> None: ...
+def template(pattern: Union[AnyStr, Pattern[AnyStr]], flags: int = ...) -> Pattern[AnyStr]: ...