diff --git a/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/AbstractViewComponent.java b/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/AbstractViewComponent.java
index 94889d4..aa62d20 100644
--- a/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/AbstractViewComponent.java
+++ b/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/AbstractViewComponent.java
@@ -21,19 +21,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractViewComponent implements ViewComponent {
         }
     }
 
-    private final ComponentTemplate template;
+    private ComponentTemplate componentTemplate;
     private ComponentContext context;
 
-    public AbstractViewComponent() {
-        this.template = null;
-    }
+    public AbstractViewComponent() {}
 
-    public AbstractViewComponent(ComponentTemplate template) {
-        this.template = template;
+    public AbstractViewComponent(ComponentTemplate componentTemplate) {
+        this.componentTemplate = componentTemplate;
     }
 
     public AbstractViewComponent(Class<? extends ComponentTemplate> templateClass) {
-        this.template = instantiateTemplate(templateClass);
+        this.componentTemplate = instantiateTemplate(templateClass);
     }
 
     public AbstractViewComponent(
@@ -46,7 +44,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractViewComponent implements ViewComponent {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
         final var templateClass = templateClassFactory.getTemplateClass(compileResult);
-        this.template = instantiateTemplate(templateClass);
+        this.componentTemplate = instantiateTemplate(templateClass);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ComponentTemplate getComponentTemplate() {
+        return this.componentTemplate;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setComponentTemplate(ComponentTemplate componentTemplate) {
+        this.componentTemplate = componentTemplate;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -59,10 +67,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractViewComponent implements ViewComponent {
         return Objects.requireNonNull(this.context);
     }
 
-    protected ComponentTemplate getTemplate() {
-        return Objects.requireNonNull(template);
-    }
-
     protected void beforeRender() {}
 
     protected void afterRender() {}
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractViewComponent implements ViewComponent {
      */
     @Override
     public void renderTo(Writer out) throws IOException {
-        final Closure<?> closure = this.getTemplate().getRenderer();
+        final Closure<?> closure = this.getComponentTemplate().getRenderer();
         closure.setDelegate(this);
         closure.setResolveStrategy(Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST);
         this.beforeRender();
diff --git a/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/ViewComponent.java b/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/ViewComponent.java
index 713a2fc..d8eb958 100644
--- a/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/ViewComponent.java
+++ b/view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/ViewComponent.java
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import groowt.view.component.context.ComponentContext;
 
 public interface ViewComponent extends View {
 
+    ComponentTemplate getComponentTemplate();
+    void setComponentTemplate(ComponentTemplate componentTemplate);
+
     /**
      * <em>Note:</em> compiled templates are required to automatically
      * call this method after the component is constructed. One
diff --git a/web-view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/web/AbstractWebViewComponent.java b/web-view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/web/AbstractWebViewComponent.java
index cb34305..7b9637b 100644
--- a/web-view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/web/AbstractWebViewComponent.java
+++ b/web-view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/web/AbstractWebViewComponent.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractWebViewComponent extends AbstractViewComponent imp
     @Override
     public void renderTo(Writer out) throws IOException {
         final ComponentWriter webWriter = new DefaultComponentWriter(out);
-        final Closure<?> renderer = this.getTemplate().getRenderer();
+        final Closure<?> renderer = this.getComponentTemplate().getRenderer();
         renderer.setDelegate(this);
         renderer.setResolveStrategy(Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST);
         this.beforeRender();
diff --git a/web-view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/web/compiler/AnonymousWebViewComponent.java b/web-view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/web/compiler/AnonymousWebViewComponent.java
index 243ced5..62fb284 100644
--- a/web-view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/web/compiler/AnonymousWebViewComponent.java
+++ b/web-view-components/src/main/java/groowt/view/component/web/compiler/AnonymousWebViewComponent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package groowt.view.component.web.compiler;
 
+import groowt.view.component.ComponentTemplate;
 import groowt.view.component.context.ComponentContext;
 import groowt.view.component.runtime.ComponentWriter;
 import groowt.view.component.web.WebViewComponent;
@@ -11,6 +12,16 @@ import java.util.List;
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 public final class AnonymousWebViewComponent implements WebViewComponent {
 
+    @Override
+    public ComponentTemplate getComponentTemplate() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setComponentTemplate(ComponentTemplate componentTemplate) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setContext(ComponentContext context) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();