diff --git a/changes.d/692.feature b/changes.d/692.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cbdb46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes.d/692.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `__pow__` as a repetition shortcut. This means you can do `my_pulse_template ** 5` or `my_pulse_template ** 'my_repetition_count'`.
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diff --git a/qupulse/pulses/pulse_template.py b/qupulse/pulses/pulse_template.py
index 57f756e2..f685bd08 100644
--- a/qupulse/pulses/pulse_template.py
+++ b/qupulse/pulses/pulse_template.py
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ def __rmatmul__(self, other: MappingTuple) -> 'SequencePulseTemplate':
 
         return SequencePulseTemplate.concatenate(other, self)
 
+    def __pow__(self, power: ExpressionLike):
+        """This is a convenience wrapper for :func:`.with_repetition`."""
+        return self.with_repetition(power)
+
     @property
     @abstractmethod
     def integral(self) -> Dict[ChannelID, ExpressionScalar]:
diff --git a/tests/pulses/pulse_template_tests.py b/tests/pulses/pulse_template_tests.py
index f8c0e241..8d4a5871 100644
--- a/tests/pulses/pulse_template_tests.py
+++ b/tests/pulses/pulse_template_tests.py
@@ -376,6 +376,11 @@ def test_matmul(self):
             self.assertEqual(a @ b, 'concat')
             mock_concatenate.assert_called_once_with(a, b)
 
+    def test_pow(self):
+        pt = PulseTemplateStub()
+        pow_pt = pt ** 5
+        self.assertEqual(pow_pt, pt.with_repetition(5))
+
     def test_rmatmul(self):
         a = PulseTemplateStub()
         b = (1, 2, 3)