Description Templates defined at Subgroup level

Hey all,

I am a bit confused as to what is and isn’t supported regarding description templates, merge request and issue templates in my case.

We have a self hosted premium instance with enterprise license to the best of my knowledge.

Our structure is formed as:

org (top level group):

  • project group (sub group)
    • repo
    • repo
  • project group (sub group)
    • repo
    • repo
  • template repo

I have created the template repo at the top group level and the only contents are a .gitlab folder with merge_request_templates and a gitlab_issues folders. There is a Default.md in each folder and nothing else.

What I am trying to do is set the templates as default to at sub group level. I do so by going to Settings → General → Templates. However, I am unable to find the template repo in the drop down.

I can do exactly what I am trying to with a different repo (.gitlab-ci.yml templates) but not with the description templates. To clarify, I am not trying to set both of them as templates, I only want the description templates.

Is this functionality supported and if so, how can I set it up?

Thanks in advance!
Pete