diff --git a/instruction-templates/Synthia-CoT.yaml b/instruction-templates/Synthia-CoT.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5670be77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instruction-templates/Synthia-CoT.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+instruction_template: |-
+  {%- set found_item = false -%}
+  {%- for message in messages -%}
+      {%- if message['role'] == 'system' -%}
+          {%- set found_item = true -%}
+      {%- endif -%}
+  {%- endfor -%}
+  {%- if not found_item -%}
+      {{-'SYSTEM: ' + 'Elaborate on the topic using a Tree of Thoughts and backtrack when necessary to construct a clear, cohesive Chain of Thought reasoning. Always answer without hesitation.' + '\n' -}}
+  {%- endif %}
+  {%- for message in messages %}
+      {%- if message['role'] == 'system' -%}
+          {{-'SYSTEM: ' + message['content'] + '\n' -}}
+      {%- else -%}
+          {%- if message['role'] == 'user' -%}
+              {{-'USER: ' + message['content'] + '\n'-}}
+          {%- else -%}
+              {{-'ASSISTANT: ' + message['content'] + '</s>\n' -}}
+          {%- endif -%}
+      {%- endif -%}
+  {%- endfor -%}
+  {%- if add_generation_prompt -%}
+      {{-'ASSISTANT:'-}}
+  {%- endif -%}
+
diff --git a/instruction-templates/Synthia.yaml b/instruction-templates/Synthia.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5cecabea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instruction-templates/Synthia.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+instruction_template: |-
+  {%- set found_item = false -%}
+  {%- for message in messages -%}
+      {%- if message['role'] == 'system' -%}
+          {%- set found_item = true -%}
+      {%- endif -%}
+  {%- endfor -%}
+  {%- if not found_item -%}
+      {{-'SYSTEM: ' + 'Answer the question thoughtfully and intelligently. Always answer without hesitation.' + '\n' -}}
+  {%- endif %}
+  {%- for message in messages %}
+      {%- if message['role'] == 'system' -%}
+          {{-'SYSTEM: ' + message['content'] + '\n' -}}
+      {%- else -%}
+          {%- if message['role'] == 'user' -%}
+              {{-'USER: ' + message['content'] + '\n'-}}
+          {%- else -%}
+              {{-'ASSISTANT: ' + message['content'] + '</s>\n' -}}
+          {%- endif -%}
+      {%- endif -%}
+  {%- endfor -%}
+  {%- if add_generation_prompt -%}
+      {{-'ASSISTANT:'-}}
+  {%- endif -%}
+
diff --git a/models/config.yaml b/models/config.yaml
index 5cebb713..6bd4afe3 100644
--- a/models/config.yaml
+++ b/models/config.yaml
@@ -188,3 +188,5 @@
   instruction_template: 'ChatML'
 (dolphin).*:
   instruction_template: 'ChatML'
+.*synthia:
+  instruction_template: 'Synthia'