diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/cloud_manager/template.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/cloud_manager/template.rb
index 84c7f7140ba..54a7e733bef 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/cloud_manager/template.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/cloud_manager/template.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,100 @@ def self.eligible_for_provisioning
                             ManageIQ::Providers::Openstack::CloudManager::VolumeSnapshotTemplate))
   end
 
+  def self.create_image_queue(userid, ext_management_system, options = {})
+    task_opts = {
+      :action => "Creating Cloud Template for user #{userid}",
+      :userid => userid
+    }
+
+    queue_opts = {
+      :class_name  => self.class.name,
+      :method_name => 'create_image',
+      :role        => 'ems_operations',
+      :zone        => ext_management_system.my_zone,
+      :args        => [ext_management_system.id, options]
+    }
+    MiqTask.generic_action_with_callback(task_opts, queue_opts)
+  end
+
+  def self.raw_create_image(_ext_management_system, _options = {})
+    raise NotImplementedError, "raw_create_image must be implemented in a subclass"
+  end
+
+  def validate_create_image(_ext_management_system, _options = {})
+    validate_unsupported(_("Create Image Operation"))
+  end
+
+  def self.create_image(ems_id, options)
+    raise ArgumentError, _("ems cannot be nil") if ems_id.nil?
+    ext_management_system = ExtManagementSystem.find(ems_id)
+    raise ArgumentError, _("ems cannot be found") if ext_management_system.nil?
+
+    klass = class_by_ems(ext_management_system)
+    klass.raw_create_image(ext_management_system, options)
+  end
+
+  def update_image_queue(userid, options = {})
+    task_opts = {
+      :action => "updating Cloud Template for user #{userid}",
+      :userid => userid
+    }
+    queue_opts = {
+      :class_name  => self.class.name,
+      :method_name => 'update_image',
+      :instance_id => id,
+      :role        => 'ems_operations',
+      :zone        => ext_management_system.my_zone,
+      :args        => [options]
+    }
+    MiqTask.generic_action_with_callback(task_opts, queue_opts)
+  end
+
+  def update_image(options = {})
+    raw_update_image(options)
+  end
+
+  def validate_update_image
+    validate_unsupported("Update Image Operation")
+  end
+
+  def raw_update_image(_options = {})
+    raise NotImplementedError, _("raw_update_image must be implemented in a subclass")
+  end
+
+  def delete_image_queue(userid)
+    task_opts = {
+      :action => "Deleting Cloud Template for user #{userid}",
+      :userid => userid
+    }
+    queue_opts = {
+      :class_name  => self.class.name,
+      :method_name => 'delete_image',
+      :instance_id => id,
+      :role        => 'ems_operations',
+      :zone        => ext_management_system.my_zone,
+      :args        => []
+    }
+    MiqTask.generic_action_with_callback(task_opts, queue_opts)
+  end
+
+  def raw_delete_image
+    raise NotImplementedError, _("raw_delete_image must be implemented in a subclass")
+  end
+
+  def validate_delete_image
+    validate_unsupported(_("Delete Cloud Template Operation"))
+  end
+
+  def delete_image
+    raw_delete_image
+  end
+
+  def validate_unsupported(message_prefix)
+    {:available => false,
+     :message   => _("%{message} is not available for %{name}.") % {:message => message_prefix, :name => name}}
+  end
+
   private
 
   def raise_created_event