diff --git a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/elements.xsd b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/elements.xsd
index a3bab6e225185..ff034ba3197c5 100755
--- a/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/elements.xsd
+++ b/lib/internal/Magento/Framework/View/Layout/etc/elements.xsd
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@
             <xs:element ref="uiComponent" minOccurs="0" />
         </xs:choice>
         <xs:attribute type="elementNameType" name="name" use="required"/>
+        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="template" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:boolean" name="display" default="true" use="optional"/>
         <xs:attribute type="xs:boolean" name="remove" use="optional"/>
     </xs:complexType>