diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/osem.js b/app/assets/javascripts/osem.js
index 0839f13b..636ed959 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/osem.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/osem.js
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ function word_count(text, divId, maxcount) {
     });
 };
 
+function fill_if_empty(text_area, filler) {
+    let area = $('#' + text_area);
+
+    if (!area.val()) {
+        area.val(filler);
+        area.trigger('change');
+    }
+}
+
 /* Wait for the DOM to be ready before attaching events to the elements */
 $( document ).ready(function() {
     /* Set the minimum and maximum proposal abstract and submission text word length */
@@ -155,15 +164,15 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
         var max = $selected.data("max-words");
         var min = $selected.data("min-words");
 
+        // Set the filler text for the submission text
+        fill_if_empty('event_submission_text', $selected.data("help"));
+
         $("#abstract-maximum-word-count").text(max);
         $("#submission-maximum-word-count").text(max);
         $("#abstract-minimum-word-count").text(min);
         $("#submission-minimum-word-count").text(min);
         word_count($('#event_abstract').get(0), 'abstract-count', max);
         word_count($('#event_submission_text').get(0), 'submission-count', max);
-
-        // Set the placeholder text for the abstract
-        $('#event_submission_text').attr("placeholder", $selected.data("help"));
     })
         .trigger('change');
 
@@ -180,6 +189,18 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
         var max = $selected.data("max-words");
         word_count(this, 'submission-count', max);
     });
+
+    /* Listen for reset template button, wait for confirm, and reset. */
+    $('#sub_text_reset').click((e) => {
+        let $selected = $("#event_event_type_id option:selected");
+        let $this = $(e.target);
+        let affirm = confirm($this.data('confirm'));
+        if (affirm) {
+            let sub_text = $('#event_submission_text');
+            sub_text.val($selected.data('help'));
+            sub_text.trigger('change');
+        }
+    });
 });
 
 /* Commodity function for modal windows */
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/_proposal_form.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/_proposal_form.html.haml
index 5b4e7079..010eea9e 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/_proposal_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/_proposal_form.html.haml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
     = f.input :submission_text, input_html: { rows: 5, data: { provide: 'markdown' }, placeholder: '' },
       hint: markdown_hint('Only conference organizers will read this.')
+    %button.btn.btn-primary.primary-button{ type: 'button', id: 'sub_text_reset', data: { confirm: 'Do you really want to reset your submission text to the provided template?' } } Reset to Template
 
     %p
       You have used
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/new.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/new.html.haml
index bdd16e11..e6307efa 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/new.html.haml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
               = f.input :title, as: :string, required: true, input_html: { required: true }
               = f.input :event_type_id, as: :select,
                 collection: @program.event_types.map {|type| ["#{type.title} - #{show_time(type.length)}", type.id,
-                data: { min_words: type.minimum_abstract_length, max_words: type.maximum_abstract_length }]},
+                data: { min_words: type.minimum_abstract_length, max_words: type.maximum_abstract_length, help: type.description }]},
                 include_blank: false, label: 'Type', input_html: { class: 'select-help-toggle' }
 
               - @program.event_types.each do |event_type|
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
               = f.input :submission_text, input_html: { rows: 5, data: { provide: 'markdown' } },
                 hint: markdown_hint
+              %button.btn.btn-primary.primary-button{ type: 'button', id: 'sub_text_reset', data: { confirm: 'Do you really want to reset your submission text to the provided template?' } } Reset to Template
 
               %p
                 You have used
diff --git a/spec/features/proposals_spec.rb b/spec/features/proposals_spec.rb
index 15c23fcb..d3946ec6 100644
--- a/spec/features/proposals_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/proposals_spec.rb
@@ -177,5 +177,24 @@ feature Event do
       @event.reload
       expect(@event.state).to eq('withdrawn')
     end
+
+    scenario 'can reset to text template', feature: true, js: true do
+      event_type = conference.program.event_types[-1]
+      event_type.description = 'Example event description'
+      event_type.save!
+
+      sign_in participant
+      visit new_conference_program_proposal_path(conference.short_title)
+
+      fill_in 'event_title', with: 'Example Proposal'
+      select(event_type.title, from: 'event[event_type_id]')
+      fill_in 'event_submission_text', with: 'Lorem ipsum example submission text'
+
+      accept_confirm do
+        click_button 'Reset to Template'
+      end
+
+      expect(page.find('#event_submission_text').value).to eq(event_type.description)
+    end
   end
 end