diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/add_template_path.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/add_template_path.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c408d407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/add_template_path.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - Allows the cli_parse module to find parser.template_path inside roles or collections when a path relative to the role/collection directory is provided.
diff --git a/plugins/action/cli_parse.py b/plugins/action/cli_parse.py
index 68a02b6f..97f94b9e 100644
--- a/plugins/action/cli_parse.py
+++ b/plugins/action/cli_parse.py
@@ -165,8 +165,11 @@ def _update_template_path(self, template_extension):
             cmd_as_fname = self._task.args.get("parser").get("command").replace(" ", "_")
             fname = "{os}_{cmd}.{ext}".format(os=oper_sys, cmd=cmd_as_fname, ext=template_extension)
             source = self._find_needle("templates", fname)
-            self._debug("template_path in task args updated to {source}".format(source=source))
-            self._task.args["parser"]["template_path"] = source
+        else:
+            source = self._task.args.get("parser").get("template_path")
+            source = self._find_needle("templates", source)
+        self._debug("template_path in task args updated to {source}".format(source=source))
+        self._task.args["parser"]["template_path"] = source
 
     def _get_template_contents(self):
         """Retrieve the contents of the parser template