diff --git a/src/LaravelMpdf.php b/src/LaravelMpdf.php
index c66c56e..4f7e229 100755
--- a/src/LaravelMpdf.php
+++ b/src/LaravelMpdf.php
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public function __construct($config = [])
 
         // use_dictionary_lbr
         $this->mpdf->useDictionaryLBR = $this->getConfig('use_dictionary_lbr');
+
+        // use templates
+        $this->mpdf->SetDocTemplate($this->getConfig('doc_template_file'), $this->getConfig('doc_template_continue'), $this->getConfig('doc_template_continue2pages'));
     }
 
     protected function getConfig($key)
@@ -142,4 +145,4 @@ public function stream($filename = 'document.pdf')
     {
         return $this->mpdf->Output($filename, Destination::INLINE);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}