diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/serializers.py b/src/backend/core/api/serializers.py
index b119d15a..e6b9b99a 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/serializers.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/serializers.py
@@ -153,4 +153,10 @@ class TemplateSerializer(BaseResourceSerializer):
 class DocumentGenerationSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     """Serializer to receive a request to generate a document on a template."""
 
-    body = serializers.CharField(label=_("Markdown Body"))
+    body = serializers.CharField(label=_("Body"))
+    body_type = serializers.ChoiceField(
+        choices=["html", "markdown"],
+        label=_("Body type"),
+        required=False,
+        default="html",
+    )
diff --git a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
index b467b06b..2f069995 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/api/viewsets.py
@@ -372,9 +372,10 @@ class TemplateViewSet(
             )
 
         body = serializer.validated_data["body"]
+        body_type = serializer.validated_data["body_type"]
 
         template = self.get_object()
-        pdf_content = template.generate_document(body)
+        pdf_content = template.generate_document(body, body_type)
 
         response = FileResponse(BytesIO(pdf_content), content_type="application/pdf")
         response["Content-Disposition"] = f"attachment; filename={template.title}.pdf"
diff --git a/src/backend/core/models.py b/src/backend/core/models.py
index 6ccf73aa..887a2d55 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/models.py
@@ -361,17 +361,21 @@ class Template(BaseModel):
             "retrieve": can_get,
         }
 
-    def generate_document(self, body):
+    def generate_document(self, body, body_type):
         """
         Generate and return a PDF document for this template around the
-        markdown body passed as argument.
+        body passed as argument.
         """
         document = frontmatter.loads(body)
         metadata = document.metadata
-        markdown_body = document.content.strip()
-        body_html = (
-            markdown.markdown(textwrap.dedent(markdown_body)) if markdown_body else ""
-        )
+        strip_body = document.content.strip()
+
+        if body_type == "html":
+            body_html = strip_body
+        else:
+            body_html = (
+                markdown.markdown(textwrap.dedent(strip_body)) if strip_body else ""
+            )
 
         document_html = HTML(
             string=DjangoTemplate(self.code).render(
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/templates/test_api_templates_generate_document.py b/src/backend/core/tests/templates/test_api_templates_generate_document.py
index 8d312650..c1f15af6 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/tests/templates/test_api_templates_generate_document.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/templates/test_api_templates_generate_document.py
@@ -114,3 +114,67 @@ def test_api_templates_generate_document_related(via, mock_user_get_teams):
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
     assert response.headers["content-type"] == "application/pdf"
+
+
+def test_api_templates_generate_document_type_html():
+    """Generate pdf document with the body type html."""
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    template = factories.TemplateFactory(is_public=True)
+    data = {"body": "<p>Test body</p>", "body_type": "html"}
+
+    response = client.post(
+        f"/api/v1.0/templates/{template.id!s}/generate-document/",
+        data,
+        format="json",
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.headers["content-type"] == "application/pdf"
+
+
+def test_api_templates_generate_document_type_markdown():
+    """Generate pdf document with the body type markdown."""
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    template = factories.TemplateFactory(is_public=True)
+    data = {"body": "# Test markdown body", "body_type": "markdown"}
+
+    response = client.post(
+        f"/api/v1.0/templates/{template.id!s}/generate-document/",
+        data,
+        format="json",
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.headers["content-type"] == "application/pdf"
+
+
+def test_api_templates_generate_document_type_unknown():
+    """Generate pdf document with the body type unknown."""
+    user = factories.UserFactory()
+
+    client = APIClient()
+    client.force_login(user)
+
+    template = factories.TemplateFactory(is_public=True)
+    data = {"body": "# Test markdown body", "body_type": "unknown"}
+
+    response = client.post(
+        f"/api/v1.0/templates/{template.id!s}/generate-document/",
+        data,
+        format="json",
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+    assert response.json() == {
+        "body_type": [
+            '"unknown" is not a valid choice.',
+        ]
+    }