diff --git a/src/talemate/load/character_card.py b/src/talemate/load/character_card.py
index 6a839fa7..a3155e1c 100644
--- a/src/talemate/load/character_card.py
+++ b/src/talemate/load/character_card.py
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ class CharacterCardImportOptions(pydantic.BaseModel):
     player_character_existing: str | None = None  # detected character name
     player_character_import: PlayerCharacterImport | None = None
 
+    # Scene settings
+    writing_style_template: str | None = None  # Format: "group__template_uid"
+
     # Internal: track pending asset transfers (deferred until scene name is set)
     _pending_asset_transfers: list[AssetTransfer] = pydantic.PrivateAttr(
         default_factory=list
@@ -1098,6 +1101,10 @@ async def load_scene_from_character_card(
     # Set scene name: use spec's name field if available, otherwise use first character name
     scene.name = scene_name if scene_name else first_character.name
 
+    # Set writing style template if provided
+    if import_options.writing_style_template:
+        scene.writing_style_template = import_options.writing_style_template
+
     # Initialize memory and load character book entries (only once, for first character)
     await _initialize_scene_memory(
         scene,
diff --git a/talemate_frontend/src/components/CharacterCardImport.vue b/talemate_frontend/src/components/CharacterCardImport.vue
index 059d60cd..2b0b561f 100644
--- a/talemate_frontend/src/components/CharacterCardImport.vue
+++ b/talemate_frontend/src/components/CharacterCardImport.vue
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@
                   </div>
                 </v-card-text>
               </v-card>
+              <v-card elevation="0" class="mt-3">
+                <v-card-text>
+                  <v-select
+                    v-model="options.writing_style_template"
+                    :items="writingStyleItems"
+                    label="Writing Style"
+                    hint="Optional: Select a writing style template to apply to the scene."
+                    persistent-hint
+                    clearable
+                    density="compact"
+                    variant="outlined"
+                  ></v-select>
+                </v-card-text>
+              </v-card>
             </v-col>
             <v-col cols="12" md="4">
               <v-card elevation="0">
@@ -327,6 +341,9 @@
 <script>
 export default {
   name: 'CharacterCardImport',
+  props: {
+    templates: Object,
+  },
   inject: ['getWebsocket', 'registerMessageHandler', 'appConfig'],
   data() {
     return {
@@ -345,6 +362,7 @@ export default {
         generate_episode_titles: true,
         setup_shared_context: false,
         selected_character_names: [],
+        writing_style_template: null,
       },
       resolveCallback: null,
       fileData: null,
@@ -400,6 +418,7 @@ export default {
         generate_episode_titles: true,
         setup_shared_context: false,
         selected_character_names: [],
+        writing_style_template: null,
       };
       this.analysis = null;
       this.analysisError = null;
@@ -610,6 +629,17 @@ export default {
       }
       return false;
     },
+    writingStyleItems() {
+      if (!this.templates || !this.templates.by_type || !this.templates.by_type.writing_style) {
+        return [];
+      }
+      const items = Object.values(this.templates.by_type.writing_style).map(t => ({
+        value: `${t.group}__${t.uid}`,
+        title: t.name,
+        props: { subtitle: t.description }
+      }));
+      return items;
+    },
   },
   created() {
     this.registerMessageHandler(this.handleMessage);
diff --git a/talemate_frontend/src/components/LoadScene.vue b/talemate_frontend/src/components/LoadScene.vue
index 6c62dbaa..837c0f22 100644
--- a/talemate_frontend/src/components/LoadScene.vue
+++ b/talemate_frontend/src/components/LoadScene.vue
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             </v-card-text>
         </v-card>
     </div>
-    <CharacterCardImport ref="characterCardImportModal"></CharacterCardImport>
+    <CharacterCardImport ref="characterCardImportModal" :templates="worldStateTemplates"></CharacterCardImport>
 </v-list>
 </template>
   
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ export default {
         CharacterCardImport,
     },
     props: {
-        sceneLoadingAvailable: Boolean
+        sceneLoadingAvailable: Boolean,
+        worldStateTemplates: Object,
     },
     computed: {
       cols () {
diff --git a/talemate_frontend/src/components/TalemateApp.vue b/talemate_frontend/src/components/TalemateApp.vue
index 191c5cc0..e9fa91d2 100644
--- a/talemate_frontend/src/components/TalemateApp.vue
+++ b/talemate_frontend/src/components/TalemateApp.vue
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
             <LoadScene 
             ref="loadScene" 
             :scene-loading-available="ready && connected"
+            :world-state-templates="worldStateTemplates"
             @loading="sceneStartedLoading" />
           </v-tabs-window-item>
           <v-tabs-window-item :transition="false" :reverse-transition="false" value="main">