diff --git a/tests/common.py b/tests/common.py
index ca164fcaaf..c359f5c532 100644
--- a/tests/common.py
+++ b/tests/common.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers import (
     restore_state,
     restore_state as rs,
     storage,
+    template,
 )
 from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_connect
 from homeassistant.helpers.json import JSONEncoder
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ async def async_test_home_assistant(event_loop, load_registries=True):
                 ir.async_load(hass),
                 rs.async_load(hass),
             )
+            template.async_setup(hass)
         hass.data[bootstrap.DATA_REGISTRIES_LOADED] = None
 
     hass.state = CoreState.running
diff --git a/tests/components/persistent_notification/test_init.py b/tests/components/persistent_notification/test_init.py
index 7fd8b00d3e..d11e9474e2 100644
--- a/tests/components/persistent_notification/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/persistent_notification/test_init.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pytest
 import homeassistant.components.persistent_notification as pn
 from homeassistant.components.websocket_api.const import TYPE_RESULT
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.helpers.template import Template
 from homeassistant.setup import async_setup_component
 
 from tests.typing import WebSocketGenerator
@@ -15,6 +16,29 @@ async def setup_integration(hass):
     assert await async_setup_component(hass, pn.DOMAIN, {})
 
 
+async def test_template_usage(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+    """Test enumerating persistent notifications in a template."""
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        pn.DOMAIN,
+        "create",
+        {"notification_id": "Beer 2", "message": "test"},
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+
+    result = Template("{{ persistent_notifications() | count }}", hass).async_render()
+    assert result == 1
+
+    await hass.services.async_call(
+        pn.DOMAIN,
+        "dismiss",
+        {"notification_id": "Beer 2"},
+        blocking=True,
+    )
+
+    result = Template("{{ persistent_notifications() | count }}", hass).async_render()
+    assert result == 0
+
+
 async def test_create(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test creating notification without title or notification id."""
     notifications = pn._async_get_or_create_notifications(hass)