diff --git a/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Templates/Filtering/TemplatesModal_filtering_spec.ts b/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Templates/Filtering/TemplatesModal_filtering_spec.ts
index 41162ac0a4..99be764730 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Templates/Filtering/TemplatesModal_filtering_spec.ts
+++ b/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Templates/Filtering/TemplatesModal_filtering_spec.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe("excludeForAirgap", "Bug 17276 - Templates modal filtering", () => {
 
     agHelper.GetText(templates.locators._resultsHeader).then((headerText) => {
       templates.FilterTemplatesByName(NAME_FILTER);
+      agHelper.Sleep();
       if (typeof headerText === "string") {
         templates.AssertResultsHeaderText(headerText, "not.have.text");
       }
diff --git a/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Templates/Filtering/TemplatesPage_filtering_spec.ts b/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Templates/Filtering/TemplatesPage_filtering_spec.ts
index 1e788b943e..fd73106449 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Templates/Filtering/TemplatesPage_filtering_spec.ts
+++ b/app/client/cypress/e2e/Regression/ClientSide/Templates/Filtering/TemplatesPage_filtering_spec.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ describe("excludeForAirgap", "Templates page filtering", () => {
       .GetText(templates.locators._resultsHeader, "text")
       .then((headerText) => {
         templates.FilterTemplatesByName(NAME_FILTER);
-        agHelper.Sleep();
         agHelper.GetNClick(templates.locators._templateCard);
         agHelper.GetNClick(templates.locators._templateViewGoBack);
         agHelper.AssertText(
diff --git a/app/client/cypress/support/Pages/Templates.ts b/app/client/cypress/support/Pages/Templates.ts
index ff44208ff2..aa5b958063 100644
--- a/app/client/cypress/support/Pages/Templates.ts
+++ b/app/client/cypress/support/Pages/Templates.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ export class Templates {
   };
 
   FilterTemplatesByName(query: string) {
-    return ObjectsRegistry.AggregateHelper.TypeText(
+    ObjectsRegistry.AggregateHelper.TypeText(
       this.locators._templatesSearchInput,
       query,
     );
+    this.agHelper.Sleep();
   }
 
   AssertResultsHeaderText(
diff --git a/app/client/src/ce/utils/analyticsUtilTypes.ts b/app/client/src/ce/utils/analyticsUtilTypes.ts
index cb5224418e..2400e910d2 100644
--- a/app/client/src/ce/utils/analyticsUtilTypes.ts
+++ b/app/client/src/ce/utils/analyticsUtilTypes.ts
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ export type EventName =
   | "COMMUNITY_TEMPLATE_PUBLISH_CLICK"
   | "EMAIL_VERIFICATION_SETTING_UPDATE"
   | "EMAIL_VERIFICATION_FAILED"
-  | "TIME_TO_NAVIGATE_ENTITY_EXPLORER";
+  | "TIME_TO_NAVIGATE_ENTITY_EXPLORER"
+  | "TEMPLATES_SEARCH_INPUT_EVENT";
 
 export type DATASOURCE_SCHEMA_EVENTS =
   | "DATASOURCE_SCHEMA_SEARCH"
diff --git a/app/client/src/pages/Templates/index.tsx b/app/client/src/pages/Templates/index.tsx
index 7a7cfe3727..af8c91cfc0 100644
--- a/app/client/src/pages/Templates/index.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/pages/Templates/index.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import type { Template } from "api/TemplatesApi";
 import LoadingScreen from "./TemplatesModal/LoadingScreen";
 import ReconnectDatasourceModal from "pages/Editor/gitSync/ReconnectDatasourceModal";
 import { ReduxActionTypes } from "@appsmith/constants/ReduxActionConstants";
+import { debounce } from "lodash";
+import AnalyticsUtil from "utils/AnalyticsUtil";
 
 const SentryRoute = Sentry.withSentryRouting(Route);
 
@@ -152,16 +154,17 @@ type TemplatesContentProps = {
   isForkingEnabled: boolean;
   filterWithAllowPageImport?: boolean;
 };
-
+const INPUT_DEBOUNCE_TIMER = 500;
 export function TemplatesContent(props: TemplatesContentProps) {
   const templateSearchQuery = useSelector(getTemplateSearchQuery);
   const isFetchingApplications = useSelector(getIsFetchingApplications);
   const isFetchingTemplates = useSelector(isFetchingTemplatesSelector);
   const isLoading = isFetchingApplications || isFetchingTemplates;
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const onChange = (query: string) => {
+  const onChange = debounce((query: string) => {
     dispatch(setTemplateSearchQuery(query));
-  };
+    AnalyticsUtil.logEvent("TEMPLATES_SEARCH_INPUT_EVENT", { query });
+  }, INPUT_DEBOUNCE_TIMER);
   const filterWithAllowPageImport = props.filterWithAllowPageImport || false;
   const templates = useSelector(getSearchedTemplateList).filter((template) =>
     filterWithAllowPageImport ? !!template.allowPageImport : true,