diff --git a/krm-functions/templater/Dockerfile.sample b/krm-functions/templater/Dockerfile.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cf4c1604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krm-functions/templater/Dockerfile.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM golang:1.13-stretch as builder
+ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
+WORKDIR /go/src/
+COPY image/go.mod .
+RUN go mod download
+COPY main.go .
+RUN go build -v -o /usr/local/bin/config-function ./
+
+FROM alpine:latest
+COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/config-function /usr/local/bin/config-function
+CMD ["/usr/local/bin/config-function"]
diff --git a/krm-functions/templater/Makefile b/krm-functions/templater/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04dcf0acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krm-functions/templater/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+.PHONY: generate license fix vet fmt test build tidy image
+
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+GOBIN := $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
+
+# docker image options
+DOCKER_REGISTRY     ?= quay.io
+DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME   ?= templater
+DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX ?= airshipit
+DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG    ?= dev
+DOCKER_IMAGE        ?= $(DOCKER_REGISTRY)/$(DOCKER_IMAGE_PREFIX)/$(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME):$(DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG)
+PUBLISH             ?= false
+DOCKER_FORCE_CLEAN  ?= true
+
+# proxy options
+PROXY               ?= http://proxy.foo.com:8000
+NO_PROXY            ?= localhost,127.0.0.1,.svc.cluster.local
+USE_PROXY           ?= false
+
+.PHONY: build
+build:
+	(cd image && go build -v -o $(GOBIN)/config-function .)
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: generate license build fix vet fmt test lint tidy
+
+.PHONY: fix
+fix:
+	(cd image && go fix ./...)
+
+.PHONY: fmt
+fmt:
+	(cd image && go fmt ./...)
+
+.PHONY: generate
+generate:
+	(which $(GOBIN)/mdtogo || go get sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/mdtogo)
+	(cd image && GOBIN=$(GOBIN) go generate ./...)
+
+.PHONY: tidy
+tidy:
+	(cd image && go mod tidy)
+
+.PHONY: fix
+lint:
+	(which $(GOBIN)/golangci-lint || go get github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.19.1)
+	(cd image && $(GOBIN)/golangci-lint run ./...)
+
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	(cd image && go test -cover ./...)
+
+.PHONY: vet
+vet:
+	(cd image && go vet ./...)
+
+.PHONY: image
+image:
+ifeq ($(USE_PROXY), true)
+	cd image && \
+	docker build . --network=host \
+		--build-arg http_proxy=$(PROXY) \
+		--build-arg https_proxy=$(PROXY) \
+		--build-arg HTTP_PROXY=$(PROXY) \
+		--build-arg HTTPS_PROXY=$(PROXY) \
+		--build-arg no_proxy=$(NO_PROXY) \
+		--build-arg NO_PROXY=$(NO_PROXY) \
+	  --tag $(DOCKER_IMAGE) \
+	  --force-rm=$(DOCKER_FORCE_CLEAN)
+else
+	cd image && \
+	docker build . --network=host \
+	    --tag $(DOCKER_IMAGE) \
+	    --force-rm=$(DOCKER_FORCE_CLEAN)
+endif
+ifeq ($(PUBLISH), true)
+	@docker push $(DOCKER_IMAGE)
+endif
diff --git a/krm-functions/templater/README.md b/krm-functions/templater/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3805922c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krm-functions/templater/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Templater function
+
+This plugin is an implementation of a templater function written using `go` and uses the `kyaml`
+and `airshipctl` libraries for parsing the input and writing the output.
+
+## Function implementation
+
+The function is implemented as an [image](image), and built using `make image`.
+
+## Function invocation
+
+The function is invoked by authoring a [Local Resource](local-resource)
+with `metadata.annotations.[config.kubernetes.io/function]` and running:
+
+    kustomize fn run local-resource/
+
+This exits non-zero if there is an error.
+
+## Running the Example
+
+Run the function with:
+
+    kustomize fn run local-resource/
+
+The generated resources will appear in local-resource/
+
+```
+$ cat local-resource/*
+
+apiVersion: metal3.io/v1alpha1
+kind: BareMetalHost
+metadata:
+  name: node-1
+spec:
+  bootMACAddress: 00:aa:bb:cc:dd
+
+apiVersion: metal3.io/v1alpha1
+kind: BareMetalHost
+metadata:
+  name: node-2
+spec:
+  bootMACAddress: 00:aa:bb:cc:ee
+...
+```
+### Configuration file format
+
+`Templater` configuration resource is represented as a standard
+k8s resource with Group, Version, Kind and Metadata header. Templater
+configuration is defined using `template` and `values` fields with
+following structure.
+
+    values:
+      hosts:
+      - macAddress: 00:aa:bb:cc:dd
+        name: node-1
+      - macAddress: 00:aa:bb:cc:ee
+        name: node-2
+    template: |
+      {{ range .hosts -}}
+      ---
+      apiVersion: metal3.io/v1alpha1
+      kind: BareMetalHost
+      metadata:
+        name: {{ .name }}
+      spec:
+        bootMACAddress: {{ .macAddress }}
+      {{ end -}}
+
+`values` defines the substituion value as Map.
+`template` defines the template with placeholders to substitue the value from the
+           values Map
diff --git a/krm-functions/templater/image/go.mod b/krm-functions/templater/image/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ece315d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krm-functions/templater/image/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/functions/templater/image
+
+go 1.14
+
+require (
+	opendev.org/airship/airshipctl v0.0.0-20201007215749-76e4d3f48c5a
+	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.7.1
+)
diff --git a/krm-functions/templater/local-resource/example-use.yaml b/krm-functions/templater/local-resource/example-use.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..530dfc7b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krm-functions/templater/local-resource/example-use.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
+kind: Templater
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    config.kubernetes.io/function: |
+      container:
+        image: quay.io/airshipit/templater:dev
+values:
+  hosts:
+  - macAddress: 00:aa:bb:cc:dd
+    name: node-1
+  - macAddress: 00:aa:bb:cc:ee
+    name: node-2
+template: |
+  {{ range .hosts -}}
+  ---
+  apiVersion: metal3.io/v1alpha1
+  kind: BareMetalHost
+  metadata:
+    name: {{ .name }}
+  spec:
+    bootMACAddress: {{ .macAddress }}
+  {{ end -}}
diff --git a/krm-functions/templater/main.go b/krm-functions/templater/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b213a2f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/krm-functions/templater/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// Package main implements an injection function for resource reservations and
+// is run with `kustomize config run -- DIR/`.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/fn/framework"
+
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/document/plugin/templater"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	cfg := make(map[string]interface{})
+	resourceList := &framework.ResourceList{FunctionConfig: &cfg}
+	cmd := framework.Command(resourceList, func() error {
+		plugin, err := templater.New(cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		resourceList.Items, err = plugin.Filter(resourceList.Items)
+		return err
+	})
+	if err := cmd.Execute(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/manifests/function/airshipctl-base-catalogues/env-vars-template.yaml b/manifests/function/airshipctl-base-catalogues/env-vars-template.yaml
index 2a8bdf1ba..d9f08d3c7 100644
--- a/manifests/function/airshipctl-base-catalogues/env-vars-template.yaml
+++ b/manifests/function/airshipctl-base-catalogues/env-vars-template.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ metadata:
   name: env-vars-template
   labels:
     airshipit.org/deploy-k8s: "false"
+  annotations:
+    config.kubernetes.io/function: |-
+      container:
+        image: quay.io/airshipit/templater:dev
 template: |
   ---
   apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
diff --git a/manifests/function/hostgenerator-m3/hosttemplate.yaml b/manifests/function/hostgenerator-m3/hosttemplate.yaml
index 0c9804ec9..766e319a2 100644
--- a/manifests/function/hostgenerator-m3/hosttemplate.yaml
+++ b/manifests/function/hostgenerator-m3/hosttemplate.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
 kind: Templater
 metadata:
   name: m3-host-template
+  annotations:
+    config.kubernetes.io/function: |-
+      container:
+        image: quay.io/airshipit/templater:dev
 
 values:
   # hosts: