diff --git a/cmd/bundle/init.go b/cmd/bundle/init.go
index 3038cb7a..3625b7a9 100644
--- a/cmd/bundle/init.go
+++ b/cmd/bundle/init.go
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ var gitUrlPrefixes = []string{
 	"git@",
 }
 
+var aliasedTemplates = map[string]string{
+	"mlops-stack": "https://github.com/databricks/mlops-stack",
+}
+
 func isRepoUrl(url string) bool {
 	result := false
 	for _, prefix := range gitUrlPrefixes {
@@ -68,6 +72,11 @@ func newInitCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Expand templatePath if it's an alias for a known template
+		if _, ok := aliasedTemplates[templatePath]; ok {
+			templatePath = aliasedTemplates[templatePath]
+		}
+
 		if !isRepoUrl(templatePath) {
 			// skip downloading the repo because input arg is not a URL. We assume
 			// it's a path on the local file system in that case