diff --git a/geoservercloud/geoservercloud.py b/geoservercloud/geoservercloud.py
index fcd3f28..c5ded87 100644
--- a/geoservercloud/geoservercloud.py
+++ b/geoservercloud/geoservercloud.py
@@ -316,16 +316,17 @@ def create_wmts_layer(
         native_layer: str,
         published_layer: str | None = None,
         epsg: int = 4326,
-    ) -> Response | None:
+        international_title: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+        international_abstract: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    ) -> Response:
         """
-        Publish a remote WMTS layer if it does not already exist.
+        Publish a remote WMTS layer (first delete it if it already exists)
         """
         if not published_layer:
             published_layer = native_layer
-        if self.resource_exists(
-            f"/rest/workspaces/{workspace}/wmtsstores/{wmts_store}/layers/{published_layer}.json"
-        ):
-            return None
+        resource_path = f"/rest/workspaces/{workspace}/wmtsstores/{wmts_store}/layers/{published_layer}.json"
+        if self.resource_exists(resource_path):
+            self.delete_request(resource_path, params={"recurse": "true"})
         wmts_store_path = f"/rest/workspaces/{workspace}/wmtsstores/{wmts_store}.json"
         capabilities_url = (
             self.get_request(wmts_store_path)
@@ -337,7 +338,12 @@ def create_wmts_layer(
 
         path = f"/rest/workspaces/{workspace}/wmtsstores/{wmts_store}/layers.json"
         payload = Templates.wmts_layer(
-            published_layer, native_layer, wgs84_bbox=wgs84_bbox, epsg=epsg
+            published_layer,
+            native_layer,
+            wgs84_bbox=wgs84_bbox,
+            epsg=epsg,
+            international_title=international_title,
+            international_abstract=international_abstract,
         )
 
         return self.post_request(path, json=payload)
diff --git a/geoservercloud/templates.py b/geoservercloud/templates.py
index 608106a..addea36 100644
--- a/geoservercloud/templates.py
+++ b/geoservercloud/templates.py
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ def wmts_layer(
         native_name: str,
         epsg: int = 4326,
         wgs84_bbox: tuple[float, float, float, float] | None = None,
+        international_title: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+        international_abstract: dict[str, str] | None = None,
     ) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
         template = {
             "wmtsLayer": {
@@ -293,6 +295,10 @@ def wmts_layer(
                     "miny": wgs84_bbox[1],
                     "maxy": wgs84_bbox[3],
                 }
+        if international_title:
+            template["wmtsLayer"]["internationalTitle"] = international_title
+        if international_abstract:
+            template["wmtsLayer"]["internationalAbstract"] = international_abstract
         return template
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_cascaded_wmts.py b/tests/test_cascaded_wmts.py
index ee7a12f..bcc6e40 100644
--- a/tests/test_cascaded_wmts.py
+++ b/tests/test_cascaded_wmts.py
@@ -148,18 +148,78 @@ def test_create_wmts_layer(
         assert response.status_code == 201
 
 
-def test_create_wmts_layer_already_exists(geoserver: GeoServerCloud) -> None:
+def test_create_wmts_layer_already_exists(
+    geoserver: GeoServerCloud, wmts_layer_payload: dict[str, dict[str, Any]]
+) -> None:
     with responses.RequestsMock() as rsps:
         rsps.get(
             f"{geoserver.url}/rest/workspaces/{WORKSPACE}/wmtsstores/{STORE}/layers/{LAYER}.json",
             status=200,
         )
+        rsps.delete(
+            f"{geoserver.url}/rest/workspaces/{WORKSPACE}/wmtsstores/{STORE}/layers/{LAYER}.json",
+            status=200,
+            match=[responses.matchers.query_param_matcher({"recurse": "true"})],
+        )
+        rsps.get(
+            f"{geoserver.url}/rest/workspaces/{WORKSPACE}/wmtsstores/{STORE}.json",
+            status=200,
+            json={"wmtsStore": {"capabilitiesURL": CAPABILITIES_URL}},
+        )
+        rsps.get(
+            CAPABILITIES_URL,
+            status=200,
+            body=CAPABILITIES,
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/xml"},
+        )
+        rsps.post(
+            f"{geoserver.url}/rest/workspaces/{WORKSPACE}/wmtsstores/{STORE}/layers.json",
+            match=[responses.matchers.json_params_matcher(wmts_layer_payload)],
+            status=201,
+        )
+        response = geoserver.create_wmts_layer(
+            workspace=WORKSPACE,
+            wmts_store=STORE,
+            native_layer=NATIVE_LAYER,
+            published_layer=LAYER,
+        )
 
+        assert response.status_code == 201
+
+
+def test_create_wmts_layer_international_title(
+    geoserver: GeoServerCloud, wmts_layer_payload: dict[str, dict[str, Any]]
+) -> None:
+    wmts_layer_payload["wmtsLayer"]["internationalTitle"] = {"en": "Title"}
+    wmts_layer_payload["wmtsLayer"]["internationalAbstract"] = {"en": "Abstract"}
+    with responses.RequestsMock() as rsps:
+        rsps.get(
+            f"{geoserver.url}/rest/workspaces/{WORKSPACE}/wmtsstores/{STORE}/layers/{LAYER}.json",
+            status=404,
+        )
+        rsps.get(
+            f"{geoserver.url}/rest/workspaces/{WORKSPACE}/wmtsstores/{STORE}.json",
+            status=200,
+            json={"wmtsStore": {"capabilitiesURL": CAPABILITIES_URL}},
+        )
+        rsps.get(
+            CAPABILITIES_URL,
+            status=200,
+            body=CAPABILITIES,
+            headers={"Content-Type": "application/xml"},
+        )
+        rsps.post(
+            f"{geoserver.url}/rest/workspaces/{WORKSPACE}/wmtsstores/{STORE}/layers.json",
+            match=[responses.matchers.json_params_matcher(wmts_layer_payload)],
+            status=201,
+        )
         response = geoserver.create_wmts_layer(
             workspace=WORKSPACE,
             wmts_store=STORE,
             native_layer=NATIVE_LAYER,
             published_layer=LAYER,
+            international_title={"en": "Title"},
+            international_abstract={"en": "Abstract"},
         )
 
-        assert response is None
+        assert response.status_code == 201