diff --git a/tuskarclient/osc/v2/plan.py b/tuskarclient/osc/v2/plan.py
index c109663..4325992 100644
--- a/tuskarclient/osc/v2/plan.py
+++ b/tuskarclient/osc/v2/plan.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import logging
+import os
+import shutil
 import sys
 
 from cliff import command
@@ -263,13 +265,58 @@ class RemoveManagementPlanRole(show.ShowOne):
 
 
 class DownloadManagementPlan(command.Command):
-    """Download the a Management Plan."""
+    """Download a Management Plan."""
 
     log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.DownloadManagementPlan')
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(DownloadManagementPlan, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'plan_uuid',
+            help="The UUID of the plan to download."
+        )
+
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '-O', '--output-dir', metavar='<OUTPUT DIR>',
+            required=True,
+            help=('Directory to write template files into. It will be created '
+                  'if it does not exist and any existing files in the '
+                  'directory will be removed.')
+        )
+
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         self.log.debug("take_action(%s)" % parsed_args)
+
+        client = self.app.client_manager.management
+
+        output_dir = parsed_args.output_dir
+
+        if os.path.isdir(output_dir):
+            shutil.rmtree(output_dir)
+
+        os.mkdir(output_dir)
+
+        # retrieve templates
+        templates = client.plans.templates(parsed_args.plan_uuid)
+
+        # write file for each key-value in templates
+        print("The following templates will be written:")
+        for template_name, template_content in templates.items():
+
+            # It's possible to organize the role templates and their dependent
+            # files into directories, in which case the template_name will
+            # carry the directory information. If that's the case, first
+            # create the directory structure (if it hasn't already been
+            # created by another file in the templates list).
+            template_dir = os.path.dirname(template_name)
+            output_template_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, template_dir)
+            if template_dir and not os.path.exists(output_template_dir):
+                os.makedirs(output_template_dir)
+
+            filename = os.path.join(output_dir, template_name)
+            with open(filename, 'w+') as template_file:
+                template_file.write(template_content)
+            print(filename)
diff --git a/tuskarclient/tests/osc/v2/test_plans.py b/tuskarclient/tests/osc/v2/test_plans.py
index bfd5f06..767bcec 100644
--- a/tuskarclient/tests/osc/v2/test_plans.py
+++ b/tuskarclient/tests/osc/v2/test_plans.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 
+import os
+import tempfile
+
 from tuskarclient.osc.v2 import plan
 from tuskarclient.tests.osc.v2 import fakes
 
@@ -312,9 +315,26 @@ class TestDownloadManagementPlan(TestPlans):
         self.cmd = plan.DownloadManagementPlan(self.app, None)
 
     def test_download_plan_templates(self):
-        arglist = []
-        verifylist = []
+
+        temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+        arglist = ['UUID1', '-O', temp_dir]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('plan_uuid', 'UUID1'),
+            ('output_dir', temp_dir),
+        ]
+
+        mock_result = {
+            'template-1-name': 'template 1 content',
+            'template-2-name': 'template 2 content',
+        }
+
+        self.management_mock.plans.templates.return_value = mock_result
 
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
 
         self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        for template_name in mock_result:
+            full_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, template_name)
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(full_path))