diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 493c59d..977bbbd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	srcDir    = "src"         // site source
-	dstDir    = "dst"         // site destination
-	htmlDst   = "dst.html"    // html destination
-	indexPath = "index.gmi"   // path used for index files
-	atomPath  = "atom.xml"    // path used for atom feeds
-	tmplDir   = "templates/"  // templates directory
-	atomTmpl  = "atom.xml"    // path to atom template
-	indexTmpl = "index.gmi"   // path to index template
-	pageTmpl  = "page.gmi"    // path to page template
-	htmlTmpl  = "output.html" // path to html template
+	srcDir    = "src"          // site source
+	dstDir    = "dst"          // site destination
+	htmlDst   = "dst.html"     // html destination
+	indexPath = "index.gmi"    // path used for index files
+	atomPath  = "atom.xml"     // path used for atom feeds
+	tmplDir   = "templates"    // templates directory
+	atomTmpl  = "/atom.xml"    // path to atom template
+	indexTmpl = "/index.gmi"   // path to index template
+	pageTmpl  = "/page.gmi"    // path to page template
+	htmlTmpl  = "/output.html" // path to html template
 )
 
 // site config
@@ -83,6 +83,23 @@ func loadTemplate(path string, content string) {
 	templates[path] = tmpl
 }
 
+// findTemplate searches recursively for a template for the given path.
+func findTemplate(path string, tmpl string) *template.Template {
+	for {
+		tmplPath := filepath.Join(path, tmpl)
+		if t, ok := templates[tmplPath]; ok {
+			return t
+		}
+		slash := path == "/"
+		path = filepath.Dir(path)
+		if slash && path == "/" {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	// shouldn't happen
+	return nil
+}
+
 func run() error {
 	// Load default templates
 	loadTemplate(atomTmpl, atom_xml)
@@ -164,7 +181,7 @@ func manipulate(dir *Dir) error {
 	// Write the directory index file, if it doesn't exist
 	if dir.index == nil {
 		var b bytes.Buffer
-		tmpl := templates[indexTmpl]
+		tmpl := findTemplate(dir.Permalink, indexTmpl)
 		if err := tmpl.Execute(&b, dir); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -176,7 +193,7 @@ func manipulate(dir *Dir) error {
 	// Manipulate pages
 	for i := range dir.Pages {
 		var b bytes.Buffer
-		tmpl := templates[pageTmpl]
+		tmpl := findTemplate(dir.Pages[i].Permalink, pageTmpl)
 		if err := tmpl.Execute(&b, dir.Pages[i]); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}