diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a4d4d0a33..bb1e1d782 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Added `s` to `/_ingest/processor/grok` ([#689](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/689))
 - Added schema for security API error responses ([#646](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/646))
 - Added `aggregations` to `/nodes/_usage/{metric}` requests and responses ([#615](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/615))
+- Added missing `status` to `/_search/template` response([#702](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/702))
 
 ### Removed
 - Removed unsupported `_common.mapping:SourceField`'s `mode` field and associated `_common.mapping:SourceFieldMode` enum ([#652](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/652))
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml b/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
index 8149f7cf4..6b032fc2f 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/_core.yaml
@@ -3266,6 +3266,8 @@ components:
                     $ref: '../schemas/_core.search.yaml#/components/schemas/Suggest'
               terminated_early:
                 type: boolean
+              status:
+                type: number
             required:
               - _shards
               - hits
diff --git a/tests/default/indices/search/template.yaml b/tests/default/indices/search/template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..879b73386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/default/indices/search/template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+$schema: ../../../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
+
+description: Test search with templates using both index-specific and global endpoints via GET and POST methods.
+epilogues:
+  - path: /movies
+    method: DELETE
+    status: [200, 404]
+prologues:
+  - path: /_bulk
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      refresh: true
+    request:
+      content_type: application/x-ndjson
+      payload:
+        - {create: {_index: movies, _id: movie1}}
+        - {director: Quentin Tarantino, title: Pulp Fiction, year: 1994}
+        - {create: {_index: movies, _id: movie2}}
+        - {director: Christopher Nolan, title: Inception, year: 2010}
+  - path: /_scripts/movie_template
+    method: POST
+    request:
+      content_type: application/json
+      payload:
+        script:
+          lang: mustache
+          source: >
+            {
+              "query": {
+                "match": {
+                  "{{field}}": "{{value}}"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
+chapters:
+  - synopsis: Perform a search using a template with GET (index-specific).
+    path: /{index}/_search/template
+    method: GET
+    parameters:
+      index: [movies]
+    request:
+      payload:
+        id: movie_template
+        params:
+          field: 
+            value: director
+          value: 
+            value: Quentin Tarantino
+    response:
+      status: 200
+
+  - synopsis: Perform a search using a template with POST (index-specific).
+    path: /{index}/_search/template
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      index: [movies]
+    request:
+      payload:
+        id: movie_template
+        params:
+          field: 
+            value: title
+          value: 
+            value: Inception
+    response:
+      status: 200
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diff --git a/tests/default/search/template.yaml b/tests/default/search/template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..956f6fbd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/default/search/template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+$schema: ../../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
+
+description: Test search with templates using both index-specific and global endpoints via GET and POST methods.
+epilogues:
+  - path: /movies
+    method: DELETE
+    status: [200, 404]
+prologues:
+  - path: /_bulk
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      refresh: true
+    request:
+      content_type: application/x-ndjson
+      payload:
+        - {create: {_index: movies, _id: movie1}}
+        - {director: Quentin Tarantino, title: Pulp Fiction, year: 1994}
+        - {create: {_index: movies, _id: movie2}}
+        - {director: Christopher Nolan, title: Inception, year: 2010}
+  - path: /_scripts/movie_template
+    method: POST
+    request:
+      content_type: application/json
+      payload:
+        script:
+          lang: mustache
+          source: >
+            {
+              "query": {
+                "match": {
+                  "{{field}}": "{{value}}"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
+chapters:
+  - synopsis: Perform a global search using a template with GET.
+    path: /_search/template
+    method: GET
+    request:
+      payload:
+        id: movie_template
+        params:
+          field: 
+            value: year
+          value: 
+            value: 1994
+    response:
+      status: 200
+
+  - synopsis: Perform a global search using a template with POST.
+    path: /_search/template
+    method: POST
+    request:
+      payload:
+        id: movie_template
+        params:
+          field: 
+            value: year
+          value: 
+            value: 2010
+    response:
+      status: 200
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