diff --git a/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/listener/SiteCreatedFromTemplateListener.java b/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/listener/SiteCreatedFromTemplateListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34005e13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/listener/SiteCreatedFromTemplateListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Meeds project (https://meeds.io/).
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 - 2024 Meeds Association contact@meeds.io
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+package io.meeds.layout.listener;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import org.exoplatform.portal.config.UserPortalConfigService;
+import org.exoplatform.portal.mop.SiteKey;
+import org.exoplatform.services.listener.Event;
+import org.exoplatform.services.listener.ListenerBase;
+import org.exoplatform.services.listener.ListenerService;
+
+import io.meeds.layout.service.PageLayoutService;
+
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
+
+@Component
+public class SiteCreatedFromTemplateListener implements ListenerBase<SiteKey, SiteKey> {
+
+  @Autowired
+  private ListenerService   listenerService;
+
+  @Autowired
+  private PageLayoutService pageLayoutService;
+
+  @PostConstruct
+  public void init() {
+    listenerService.addListener(UserPortalConfigService.SITE_TEMPLATE_INSTANTIATED, this);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onEvent(Event<SiteKey, SiteKey> event) throws Exception {
+    pageLayoutService.impersonateSite(event.getData());
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/service/PageLayoutService.java b/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/service/PageLayoutService.java
index 880dccf3..9b342722 100644
--- a/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/service/PageLayoutService.java
+++ b/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/service/PageLayoutService.java
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ public Application getPageApplicationLayout(PageKey pageKey,
     return application;
   }
 
+  public void impersonateSite(SiteKey siteKey) {
+    PortalConfig portalConfig = layoutService.getPortalConfig(siteKey);
+    impersonateModel(portalConfig.getPortalLayout());
+    List<PageContext> pages = layoutService.findPages(siteKey);
+    if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(pages)) {
+      pages.forEach(page -> impersonatePage(page.getKey()));
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void impersonatePage(PageKey pageKey) {
+    Page page = getPageLayout(pageKey);
+    impersonateModel(page);
+  }
+
   public Page getPageLayout(PageKey pageKey, String username) throws ObjectNotFoundException, IllegalAccessException {
     Page page = getPageLayout(pageKey);
     if (page == null) {
@@ -462,6 +476,21 @@ private void computeApplicationPreferences(Application application, String usern
     application.setState(applicationState);
   }
 
+  @SneakyThrows
+  private void impersonateModel(ModelObject object) {
+    if (object instanceof Container container) {
+      ArrayList<ModelObject> children = container.getChildren();
+      if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(children)) {
+        children.forEach(this::impersonateModel);
+      }
+    } else if (object instanceof Application application) {
+      Portlet preferences = portletInstanceService.exportApplicationPreferences(application);
+      if (preferences != null) {
+        layoutService.save(application.getState(), preferences);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private Portlet getApplicationPreferences(long applicationId, String username) throws IllegalAccessException,
                                                                                  ObjectNotFoundException {
     List<PortletInstancePreference> preferences = portletInstanceService.getApplicationPreferences(applicationId, username);
diff --git a/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/service/PortletInstanceService.java b/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/service/PortletInstanceService.java
index 79e86fd5..40dde921 100644
--- a/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/service/PortletInstanceService.java
+++ b/layout-service/src/main/java/io/meeds/layout/service/PortletInstanceService.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.MapUtils;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.exoplatform.portal.config.UserACL;
 import org.exoplatform.portal.config.model.Application;
 import org.exoplatform.portal.pom.spi.portlet.Portlet;
+import org.exoplatform.portal.pom.spi.portlet.Preference;
 import org.exoplatform.services.listener.ListenerService;
 import org.exoplatform.services.log.ExoLogger;
 import org.exoplatform.services.log.Log;
@@ -347,6 +349,23 @@ public List<PortletInstance> getPortletInstances() {
     return portletInstanceStorage.getPortletInstances();
   }
 
+  public Portlet exportApplicationPreferences(Application application) {
+    String portletName = portletInstanceLayoutStorage.getApplicationPortletName(application);
+    if (preferencePlugins.containsKey(portletName)) {
+      PortletInstancePreferencePlugin plugin = preferencePlugins.get(portletName);
+      Portlet preferences = portletInstanceLayoutStorage.getApplicationPreferences(Long.parseLong(application.getStorageId()));
+      List<PortletInstancePreference> exportedPreferences = plugin.generatePreferences(application, preferences);
+      Map<String, Preference> preferencesMap = exportedPreferences.stream()
+                                                                  .collect(Collectors.toMap(PortletInstancePreference::getName,
+                                                                                            p -> new Preference(p.getName(),
+                                                                                                                p.getValue(),
+                                                                                                                false)));
+      return new Portlet(preferencesMap);
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   private void deletePortletInstanceFromStore(long id) throws ObjectNotFoundException {
     try {
       attachmentService.deleteAttachments(PortletInstanceAttachmentPlugin.OBJECT_TYPE, String.valueOf(id));