diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/defaultTemplates.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/defaultTemplates.ts
index 2a4ff9e963..1a2f7a89d4 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/defaultTemplates.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/new/lib/defaultTemplates.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 export const defaultTemplates = [
   '@backstage/cli/templates/frontend-plugin',
-  '@backstage/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module',
   '@backstage/cli/templates/backend-plugin',
   '@backstage/cli/templates/backend-plugin-module',
   '@backstage/cli/templates/plugin-web-library',
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/.eslintrc.js.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/.eslintrc.js.hbs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/.eslintrc.js.hbs
rename to packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/.eslintrc.js.hbs
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/README.md.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/README.md.hbs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/README.md.hbs
rename to packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/README.md.hbs
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/package.json.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/package.json.hbs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/package.json.hbs
rename to packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/package.json.hbs
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/portable-template.yaml b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/portable-template.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/portable-template.yaml
rename to packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/portable-template.yaml
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/src/index.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/index.ts.hbs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/src/index.ts.hbs
rename to packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/index.ts.hbs
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/src/plugin.ts.hbs b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/plugin.ts.hbs
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/src/plugin.ts.hbs
rename to packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/plugin.ts.hbs
diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/src/setupTests.ts b/packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/setupTests.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/cli/templates/frontend-plugin-module/src/setupTests.ts
rename to packages/cli/templates/new-frontend-plugin-module/src/setupTests.ts