diff --git a/haystack/components/builders/chat_prompt_builder.py b/haystack/components/builders/chat_prompt_builder.py
index a82f7eef7b..472e870a7b 100644
--- a/haystack/components/builders/chat_prompt_builder.py
+++ b/haystack/components/builders/chat_prompt_builder.py
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ def from_dict(cls, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> "ChatPromptBuilder":
             The deserialized component.
         """
         init_parameters = data["init_parameters"]
-        template = init_parameters.get("template", [])
-        init_parameters["template"] = [ChatMessage.from_dict(d) for d in template]
+        template = init_parameters.get("template")
+        if template:
+            init_parameters["template"] = [ChatMessage.from_dict(d) for d in template]
 
         return default_from_dict(cls, data)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-chat-prompt-builder-from-dict-template-none-56c91effe61e823c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-chat-prompt-builder-from-dict-template-none-56c91effe61e823c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cb1ae0f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-chat-prompt-builder-from-dict-template-none-56c91effe61e823c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fix ChatPromptBuilder from_dict method when template value is None.
diff --git a/test/components/builders/test_chat_prompt_builder.py b/test/components/builders/test_chat_prompt_builder.py
index 8bc46edf10..4fa0870f62 100644
--- a/test/components/builders/test_chat_prompt_builder.py
+++ b/test/components/builders/test_chat_prompt_builder.py
@@ -535,3 +535,15 @@ def test_from_dict(self):
         ]
         assert component._variables == ["var", "required_var"]
         assert component._required_variables == ["required_var"]
+
+    def test_from_dict_template_none(self):
+        component = ChatPromptBuilder.from_dict(
+            data={
+                "type": "haystack.components.builders.chat_prompt_builder.ChatPromptBuilder",
+                "init_parameters": {"template": None},
+            }
+        )
+
+        assert component.template is None
+        assert component._variables is None
+        assert component._required_variables is None