diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 0351a5e..f85b259 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ import {
   getMDFileName,
   getRelatedNoteIds,
 } from "./modules/sync/api";
-import { runTemplate, runItemTemplate } from "./modules/template/api";
+import {
+  runTemplate,
+  runTextTemplate,
+  runItemTemplate,
+} from "./modules/template/api";
 import {
   getTemplateKeys,
   getTemplateText,
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ const template = {
   SYSTEM_TEMPLATE_NAMES,
   DEFAULT_TEMPLATES,
   runTemplate,
+  runTextTemplate,
   runItemTemplate,
   getTemplateKeys,
   getTemplateText,
diff --git a/src/modules/template/api.ts b/src/modules/template/api.ts
index 6f2da5d..69b9bf9 100644
--- a/src/modules/template/api.ts
+++ b/src/modules/template/api.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { getString } from "../../utils/locale";
 import { copyEmbeddedImagesInHTML, renderNoteHTML } from "../../utils/note";
 import { fill, slice } from "../../utils/str";
 
-export { runTemplate, runItemTemplate };
+export { runTemplate, runTextTemplate, runItemTemplate };
 
 const AsyncFunction = Object.getPrototypeOf(async function () {}).constructor;
 
@@ -89,6 +89,26 @@ async function runTemplate(
   }
 }
 
+async function runTextTemplate(
+  key: string,
+  options: {
+    targetNoteId?: number;
+    dryRun?: boolean;
+  }
+) {
+  let { targetNoteId, dryRun } = options;
+  const targetNoteItem = Zotero.Items.get(targetNoteId || -1);
+  const sharedObj = {};
+  return await runTemplate(
+    key,
+    "targetNoteItem, sharedObj",
+    [targetNoteItem, sharedObj],
+    {
+      dryRun,
+    }
+  );
+}
+
 async function runItemTemplate(
   key: string,
   options: {
diff --git a/src/modules/template/picker.ts b/src/modules/template/picker.ts
index 6778b5f..02578ad 100644
--- a/src/modules/template/picker.ts
+++ b/src/modules/template/picker.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ async function insertTemplateCallback(name: string) {
       targetNoteId: targetNoteItem.id,
     });
   } else {
-    html = await addon.api.template.runTemplate(name, "", []);
+    html = await addon.api.template.runTextTemplate(name, {
+      targetNoteId: targetNoteItem.id,
+    });
   }
   await addLineToNote(
     targetNoteItem,
diff --git a/src/modules/template/preview.ts b/src/modules/template/preview.ts
index b3c688e..7dbf49c 100644
--- a/src/modules/template/preview.ts
+++ b/src/modules/template/preview.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ async function renderTemplatePreview(
     inputItems = ZoteroPane.getSelectedItems();
   }
   if (templateName.startsWith("[Text]")) {
-    html = await addon.api.template.runTemplate(templateName, "", []);
+    html = await addon.api.template.runTextTemplate(templateName, {
+      dryRun: true,
+    });
   } else if (templateName.startsWith("[Item]")) {
     const data = inputItems?.map((item) => item.id);
     html = await addon.api.template.runItemTemplate(templateName, {