diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/src/lib.rs b/crates/cuddle-clusters/src/lib.rs
index 8c6b2a6..89aa60d 100644
--- a/crates/cuddle-clusters/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![feature(map_try_insert)]
+
 pub mod components;
 pub use components::*;
 
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/src/process.rs b/crates/cuddle-clusters/src/process.rs
index f8001ec..3f7383b 100644
--- a/crates/cuddle-clusters/src/process.rs
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/src/process.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use anyhow::Context;
+use futures::{future::BoxFuture, FutureExt};
 use minijinja::context;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 use tokio_stream::{wrappers::ReadDirStream, StreamExt};
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ impl Default for ProcessOpts {
     }
 }
 
+const TEMPLATES_PATH_PREFIX: &str = "templates/clusters";
+const CUDDLE_PLAN_PATH_PREFIX: &str = ".cuddle/plan";
+
 pub async fn process_opts(
     components: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl IntoComponent>,
     opts: ProcessOpts,
@@ -44,18 +48,17 @@ pub async fn process_opts(
     let path = opts.path.canonicalize().context("failed to find folder")?;
 
     let cuddle_path = path.join("cuddle.yaml");
-    let template = path.join("templates").join("clusters");
 
     tracing::debug!(
         "searching for templates in: {} with cuddle: {}",
-        template.display(),
+        path.display(),
         cuddle_path.display()
     );
 
     let clusters = read_cuddle_section(&cuddle_path).await?;
     tracing::debug!("found clusters: {:?}", clusters);
 
-    let template_files = load_template_files(&template).await?;
+    let template_files = load_template_files(&path).await?;
     tracing::debug!("found files: {:?}", template_files);
 
     tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(&opts.output).await?;
@@ -100,31 +103,70 @@ async fn read_cuddle_section(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<CuddleClusters> {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 struct TemplateFiles {
-    templates: Vec<PathBuf>,
-    raw: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    templates: HashMap<String, PathBuf>,
+    raw: HashMap<String, PathBuf>,
 }
 
-async fn load_template_files(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<TemplateFiles> {
-    Ok(TemplateFiles {
-        templates: read_dir(path)
+impl TemplateFiles {
+    fn merge(&mut self, template_files: TemplateFiles) {
+        for (name, path) in template_files.templates {
+            // Ignored if the key is already present
+            let _ = self.templates.try_insert(name, path);
+        }
+        for (name, path) in template_files.raw {
+            // Ignored if the key is already present
+            let _ = self.raw.try_insert(name, path);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn load_template_files(path: &Path) -> BoxFuture<'static, anyhow::Result<TemplateFiles>> {
+    let template_path = path.join(TEMPLATES_PATH_PREFIX);
+    let path = path.to_path_buf();
+
+    tracing::info!("reading folder: {}", path.display());
+
+    async move {
+        let templates = read_dir(&template_path)
             .await?
             .into_iter()
-            .filter(|i| i.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) == Some("jinja2"))
-            .collect(),
-        raw: read_dir(&path.join("raw")).await.unwrap_or_default(),
-    })
+            .filter(|(_, i)| i.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) == Some("jinja2"))
+            .collect();
+        let raw = read_dir(&template_path.join("raw"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        let mut template_files = TemplateFiles { templates, raw };
+
+        let nested_path = path.join(CUDDLE_PLAN_PATH_PREFIX);
+        tracing::info!("trying to read: {}", nested_path.display());
+        if nested_path.exists() {
+            let nested = load_template_files(&nested_path).await?;
+            template_files.merge(nested);
+        }
+
+        Ok(template_files)
+    }
+    .boxed()
 }
 
-async fn read_dir(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
+async fn read_dir(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<HashMap<String, PathBuf>> {
     let template_dir = tokio::fs::read_dir(path).await?;
     let mut template_dir_stream = ReadDirStream::new(template_dir);
 
-    let mut paths = Vec::new();
+    let mut paths = HashMap::new();
     while let Some(entry) = template_dir_stream.next().await {
         let entry = entry?;
 
         if entry.metadata().await?.is_file() {
-            paths.push(entry.path());
+            paths.insert(
+                entry
+                    .path()
+                    .file_name()
+                    .expect("the file to have a filename")
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .to_string(),
+                entry.path(),
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -139,7 +181,7 @@ async fn process_templates(
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     for (environment, value) in clusters.iter() {
         process_cluster(
-            &components,
+            components,
             value,
             environment,
             template_files,
@@ -158,11 +200,11 @@ async fn process_cluster(
     template_files: &TemplateFiles,
     dest: &Path,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    for template_file in &template_files.templates {
+    for (_, template_file) in &template_files.templates {
         process_template_file(components, value, environment, template_file, dest).await?;
     }
 
-    for raw_file in &template_files.raw {
+    for (_, raw_file) in &template_files.raw {
         process_raw_file(environment, raw_file, dest).await?;
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/cuddle.yaml b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/cuddle.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b81909a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/cuddle.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cuddle/clusters:
+  dev:
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/plan-raw b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/plan-raw
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79c5395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/plan-raw
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nested
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/plan-template b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/plan-template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfe53d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/plan-template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nested
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/service-raw b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/service-raw
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/service-raw
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/service-template b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/service-template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce93fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/service-template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some-file.yaml b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some-file.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some-file.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some-other.yaml b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some-other.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce93fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some-other.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some.yaml b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce93fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/expected/dev/some.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/raw/service-raw b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/raw/service-raw
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/raw/service-raw
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/raw/some-file.yaml b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/raw/some-file.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/raw/some-file.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/service-template.jinja2 b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/service-template.jinja2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/service-template.jinja2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/some-other.yaml.jinja2 b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/some-other.yaml.jinja2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/some-other.yaml.jinja2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/some.yaml.jinja2 b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/some.yaml.jinja2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24e1098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/nested/templates/clusters/some.yaml.jinja2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+service
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/tests.rs b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/tests.rs
index d7abbaa..77c0aa5 100644
--- a/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/cuddle-clusters/tests/tests.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ async fn both() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn nested() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    run_test("nested").await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn jinja() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     run_test("jinja").await?;