diff --git a/local-cli/generator/templates.js b/local-cli/generator/templates.js
index 54a09613b2b0cf..4d880d1bc8445b 100644
--- a/local-cli/generator/templates.js
+++ b/local-cli/generator/templates.js
@@ -75,7 +75,17 @@ function createFromRemoteTemplate(
     templateName = template.substr(template.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
   } else {
     // e.g 'demo'
-    installPackage = 'react-native-template-' + template;
+    let scope = '';
+    if (
+      template[0] === '@' &&
+      template.length > 3 &&
+      template.includes('/', 2)
+    ) {
+      [scope, ...template] = template.split('/');
+      scope += '/';
+      template = template.join('/');
+    }
+    installPackage = `${scope}react-native-template-${template}`;
     templateName = installPackage;
   }