diff --git a/authority/provisioner/oidc.go b/authority/provisioner/oidc.go
index 70675ba7..22c3afab 100644
--- a/authority/provisioner/oidc.go
+++ b/authority/provisioner/oidc.go
@@ -392,7 +392,15 @@ func (o *OIDC) AuthorizeSSHSign(ctx context.Context, token string) ([]SignOption
 		data.AddCriticalOption(k, v)
 	}
 
-	templateOptions, err := TemplateSSHOptions(o.Options, data)
+	// Use the default template unless no-templates are configured and email is
+	// an admin, in that case we will use the parameters in the request.
+	isAdmin := o.IsAdmin(claims.Email)
+	defaultTemplate := sshutil.DefaultCertificate
+	if isAdmin && !o.Options.GetSSHOptions().HasTemplate() {
+		defaultTemplate = sshutil.DefaultAdminCertificate
+	}
+
+	templateOptions, err := CustomSSHTemplateOptions(o.Options, data, defaultTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errs.Wrap(http.StatusInternalServerError, err, "jwk.AuthorizeSign")
 	}
@@ -401,7 +409,13 @@ func (o *OIDC) AuthorizeSSHSign(ctx context.Context, token string) ([]SignOption
 	// Admin users can use any principal, and can sign user and host certificates.
 	// Non-admin users can only use principals returned by the identityFunc, and
 	// can only sign user certificates.
-	if !o.IsAdmin(claims.Email) {
+	if isAdmin {
+		signOptions = append(signOptions, &sshCertOptionsRequireValidator{
+			CertType:   true,
+			KeyID:      true,
+			Principals: true,
+		})
+	} else {
 		signOptions = append(signOptions, sshCertOptionsValidator(SignSSHOptions{
 			CertType:   SSHUserCert,
 			Principals: iden.Usernames,
diff --git a/sshutil/templates.go b/sshutil/templates.go
index f51b46f6..2565c4fd 100644
--- a/sshutil/templates.go
+++ b/sshutil/templates.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package sshutil
 
+// Variables used to hold template data.
 const (
 	TypeKey               = "Type"
 	KeyIDKey              = "KeyID"
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ func (t TemplateData) SetType(typ CertType) {
 	t.Set(TypeKey, typ.String())
 }
 
-// SetType sets the certificate key id in the template data.
+// SetKeyID sets the certificate key id in the template data.
 func (t TemplateData) SetKeyID(id string) {
 	t.Set(KeyIDKey, id)
 }
@@ -148,13 +149,25 @@ const DefaultCertificate = `{
 	"criticalOptions": {{ toJson .CriticalOptions }}
 }`
 
+// DefaultAdminCertificate is the template used by an admin user in a OIDC
+// provisioner.
+const DefaultAdminCertificate = `{
+	"type": "{{ .Insecure.CR.Type }}",
+	"keyId": "{{ .Insecure.CR.KeyID }}",
+	"principals": {{ toJson .Insecure.CR.Principals }}
+{{- if eq .Insecure.CR.Type "user" }}
+	, "extensions": {{ toJson .Extensions }},
+	"criticalOptions": {{ toJson .CriticalOptions }}
+{{- end }}
+}`
+
+// DefaultIIDCertificate is the default template for IID provisioners. By
+// default certificate type will be set always to host, key id to the instance
+// id. Principals will be only enforced by the provisioner if disableCustomSANs
+// is set to true.
 const DefaultIIDCertificate = `{
 	"type": "{{ .Type }}",
-{{- if .Insecure.CR.KeyID }}
-	"keyId": "{{ .Insecure.CR.KeyID }}",
-{{- else }}
 	"keyId": "{{ .KeyID }}",
-{{- end}}
 {{- if .Insecure.CR.Principals }}
 	"principals": {{ toJson .Insecure.CR.Principals }},
 {{- else }}
@@ -163,6 +176,9 @@ const DefaultIIDCertificate = `{
 	"extensions": {{ toJson .Extensions }}
 }`
 
+// CertificateRequestTemplate is the template used for provisioners that accepts
+// any certificate request. The provisioner must validate that type, keyId and
+// principals are passed in the request.
 const CertificateRequestTemplate = `{
 	"type": "{{ .Insecure.CR.Type }}",
 	"keyId": "{{ .Insecure.CR.KeyID }}",