diff --git a/hrms/payroll/doctype/payroll_settings/payroll_settings.json b/hrms/payroll/doctype/payroll_settings/payroll_settings.json
index 85c2f93369..a49d6679cc 100644
--- a/hrms/payroll/doctype/payroll_settings/payroll_settings.json
+++ b/hrms/payroll/doctype/payroll_settings/payroll_settings.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "email_salary_slip_to_employee",
   "sender",
   "sender_email",
+  "email_template",
   "column_break_iewr",
   "encrypt_salary_slips_in_emails",
   "password_policy",
@@ -172,13 +173,20 @@
    "fieldtype": "Data",
    "label": "Sender Email",
    "read_only": 1
+  },
+  {
+   "depends_on": "eval:doc.email_salary_slip_to_employee",
+   "fieldname": "email_template",
+   "fieldtype": "Link",
+   "label": "Email Template",
+   "options": "Email Template"
   }
  ],
  "icon": "fa fa-cog",
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "issingle": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2023-11-01 13:51:04.225492",
+ "modified": "2024-01-23 17:42:52.958013",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Payroll",
  "name": "Payroll Settings",
diff --git a/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py b/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
index 635c752d9d..9df4919546 100644
--- a/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
+++ b/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
@@ -1794,21 +1794,29 @@ def get_component_totals(self, component_type, depends_on_payment_days=0):
 	def email_salary_slip(self):
 		receiver = frappe.db.get_value("Employee", self.employee, "prefered_email", cache=True)
 		payroll_settings = frappe.get_single("Payroll Settings")
-		message = "Please see attachment"
+		subject = "Salary Slip - from {0} to {1}".format(self.start_date, self.end_date)
+		message = _("Please see attachment")
+		if payroll_settings.email_template:
+			email_template = frappe.get_doc("Email Template", payroll_settings.email_template)
+			doc = frappe.get_doc("Salary Slip", self.name)
+			context = doc.as_dict()
+			subject = frappe.render_template(email_template.subject, context)
+			message = frappe.render_template(email_template.response_, context)
 		password = None
 		if payroll_settings.encrypt_salary_slips_in_emails:
 			password = generate_password_for_pdf(payroll_settings.password_policy, self.employee)
-			message += """<br>Note: Your salary slip is password protected,
-				the password to unlock the PDF is of the format {0}. """.format(
-				payroll_settings.password_policy
-			)
+			if not payroll_settings.email_template:
+				message += _("""<br>Note: Your salary slip is password protected,
+					the password to unlock the PDF is of the format {0}. """.format(
+					payroll_settings.password_policy)
+				)
 
 		if receiver:
 			email_args = {
 				"sender": payroll_settings.sender_email,
 				"recipients": [receiver],
-				"message": _(message),
-				"subject": "Salary Slip - from {0} to {1}".format(self.start_date, self.end_date),
+				"message": message,
+				"subject": subject,
 				"attachments": [
 					frappe.attach_print(self.doctype, self.name, file_name=self.name, password=password)
 				],
diff --git a/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py b/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
index 01048108cc..df23a6f2c8 100644
--- a/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
+++ b/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class TestSalarySlip(FrappeTestCase):
 	def setUp(self):
 		setup_test()
 		frappe.flags.pop("via_payroll_entry", None)
+		create_ss_email_template()
 		clear_cache()
 
 	def tearDown(self):
@@ -607,6 +608,22 @@ def test_email_salary_slip(self):
 		email_queue = frappe.db.a_row_exists("Email Queue")
 		self.assertTrue(email_queue)
 
+	@change_settings(
+		"Payroll Settings",
+		{"email_salary_slip_to_employee": 1, "email_template": "Salary Slip"}
+	)
+	def test_email_salary_slip_with_email_template(self):
+		frappe.db.delete("Email Queue")
+
+		emp_id = make_employee("test_email_salary_slip@salary.com", company="_Test Company")
+		ss = make_employee_salary_slip(emp_id, "Monthly", "Test Salary Slip Email")
+		ss.company = "_Test Company"
+		ss.save()
+		ss.submit()
+
+		email_queue = frappe.db.a_row_exists("Email Queue")
+		self.assertTrue(email_queue)
+
 	@if_lending_app_installed
 	def test_loan_repayment_salary_slip(self):
 		from lending.loan_management.doctype.loan.test_loan import (
@@ -2391,6 +2408,20 @@ def mark_attendance(
 	attendance.submit()
 
 
+def create_ss_email_template():
+	if not frappe.db.exists("Email Template", "Salary Slip"):
+		ss_template = frappe.get_doc(
+			{
+				"doctype": "Salary Slip",
+				"name": "Delivery Notification",
+				"response": "Test Salary Slip",
+				"subject": "Test Subject",
+				"owner": frappe.session.user,
+			}
+		)
+		ss_template.insert()
+
+
 def clear_cache():
 	for key in [
 		HOLIDAYS_BETWEEN_DATES,