diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/FileService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/FileService.cs
index c912793e05..e2f946ffee 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/FileService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/FileService.cs
@@ -233,6 +233,33 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a template as a template node which can be traversed (parent, children)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="alias"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public TemplateNode GetTemplateNode(string alias)
+        {
+            using (var repository = _repositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(_dataUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork()))
+            {
+                return repository.GetTemplateNode(alias);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given a template node in a tree, this will find the template node with the given alias if it is found in the hierarchy, otherwise null
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="anyNode"></param>
+        /// <param name="alias"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public TemplateNode FindTemplateInTree(TemplateNode anyNode, string alias)
+        {
+            using (var repository = _repositoryFactory.CreateTemplateRepository(_dataUowProvider.GetUnitOfWork()))
+            {
+                return repository.FindTemplateInTree(anyNode, alias);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Saves a <see cref="Template"/>
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IFileService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IFileService.cs
index baf2126b20..2e1e2eef49 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IFileService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/IFileService.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,21 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         /// <returns>A <see cref="ITemplate"/> object</returns>
         ITemplate GetTemplate(int id);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a template as a template node which can be traversed (parent, children)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="alias"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        TemplateNode GetTemplateNode(string alias);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given a template node in a tree, this will find the template node with the given alias if it is found in the hierarchy, otherwise null
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="anyNode"></param>
+        /// <param name="alias"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        TemplateNode FindTemplateInTree(TemplateNode anyNode, string alias);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Saves a <see cref="ITemplate"/>
         /// </summary>