diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index b6b487d..ec0571a 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -220,6 +220,15 @@ class Person < Profile
     environment.person_template
   end
 
+  def apply_type_specific_template(template)
+    copy_communities_from(template)
+  end
+
+  def copy_communities_from(template)
+    template.communities.each {|community| community.add_member(self)}
+  end
+
+
   def self.with_pending_tasks
     Person.find(:all).select{ |person| !person.tasks.pending.empty? or person.has_organization_pending_tasks? }
   end
diff --git a/app/models/profile.rb b/app/models/profile.rb
index 089ff50..6cbfc7f 100644
--- a/app/models/profile.rb
+++ b/app/models/profile.rb
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ class Profile < ActiveRecord::Base
   def apply_template(template, options = {:copy_articles => true})
     copy_blocks_from(template)
     copy_articles_from(template) if options[:copy_articles]
+    self.apply_type_specific_template(template)
 
     # copy interesting attributes
     self.layout_template = template.layout_template
@@ -307,6 +308,9 @@ class Profile < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.save_without_validation!
   end
 
+  def apply_type_specific_template(template)
+  end
+
   xss_terminate :only => [ :name, :nickname, :address, :contact_phone, :description ], :on => 'validation'
   xss_terminate :only => [ :custom_footer, :custom_header ], :with => 'white_list', :on => 'validation'
 
diff --git a/test/unit/profile_test.rb b/test/unit/profile_test.rb
index 5ec2e9f..021f895 100644
--- a/test/unit/profile_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/profile_test.rb
@@ -953,6 +953,21 @@ class ProfileTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 'some child article', child_art.name
   end
 
+  should 'copy communities from person template' do
+    template = create_user('test_template').person
+    Environment.any_instance.stubs(:person_template).returns(template)
+
+    c1 = fast_create(Community)
+    c2 = fast_create(Community)
+    c1.add_member(template)
+    c2.add_member(template)
+
+    p = create_user_full('new_user').person
+
+    assert_includes p.communities, c1
+    assert_includes p.communities, c2
+  end
+
   should 'copy homepage from template' do
     template = create_user('test_template').person
     template.articles.destroy_all
@@ -1398,7 +1413,7 @@ class ProfileTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   should 'copy header and footer after create a person' do
-    template = fast_create(Profile)
+    template = create_user('test_template').person
     template.custom_footer = "footer customized"
     template.custom_header = "header customized"
     Environment.any_instance.stubs(:person_template).returns(template)
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