diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a35fac2..2a1b6c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4006,7 +4006,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "typst-package-check"
-version = "0.6.0"
+version = "0.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "casbab",
  "clap",
diff --git a/src/check/files.rs b/src/check/files.rs
index dca4878..cb7827c 100644
--- a/src/check/files.rs
+++ b/src/check/files.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn check(
         warn_ignored_files(diags, file_path, excluded, ignored);
         forbid_font_files(diags, file_path);
         exclude_large_files(diags, file_path, excluded, metadata.len());
-        exclude_examples_and_tests(diags, file_path, excluded);
+        exclude_examples_and_tests(diags, manifest, file_path, excluded);
         link_manuals(diags, readme, file_path, excluded);
     }
 }
@@ -167,8 +167,19 @@ fn exclude_large_files(
     )
 }
 
-fn exclude_examples_and_tests(diags: &mut Diagnostics, path: PackagePath<&Path>, excluded: bool) {
-    if excluded {
+fn exclude_examples_and_tests(
+    diags: &mut Diagnostics,
+    manifest: &Manifest,
+    path: PackagePath<&Path>,
+    excluded: bool,
+) {
+    // Don't exclude template files, even if they contain "example" or "test" in their name.
+    let in_template_dir = || {
+        manifest
+            .template_path()
+            .is_some_and(|dir| path.full().starts_with(dir.full()))
+    };
+    if excluded || in_template_dir() {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/check/manifest.rs b/src/check/manifest.rs
index 0ab0b71..0bb3c16 100644
--- a/src/check/manifest.rs
+++ b/src/check/manifest.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ pub struct Manifest {
     pub template: Option<Spanned<Template>>,
 }
 
+impl Manifest {
+    pub fn template_path(&self) -> Option<&PackagePath> {
+        Some(&self.template.as_ref()?.path.as_ref()?.val)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Package {
     pub entrypoint: Spanned<PackagePath>,
diff --git a/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/LICENSE b/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f1362e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+totally an MIT license
diff --git a/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/README.md b/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea52c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# sixth
+
+:)
diff --git a/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/lib.typ b/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/lib.typ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/template/example.typ b/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/template/example.typ
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/typst.toml b/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/typst.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d05f699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/local/sixth/0.1.0/typst.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[package]
+name = "sixth"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Useless package"
+authors = ["Some Person"]
+entrypoint = "lib.typ"
+license = "MIT"
+
+[template]
+thumbnail = "missing.png"
+path = "template"
+entrypoint = "example.typ"
diff --git a/tests/ref/local+sixth+0.1.0.txt b/tests/ref/local+sixth+0.1.0.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc6f96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ref/local+sixth+0.1.0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+error[manifest/template/thumbnail/not-found]: This file does not exist.
+   ┌─ typst.toml:10:12
+   │
+10 │ thumbnail = "missing.png"
+   │             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+