diff --git a/templates/sphinx-conf.py b/templates/sphinx-conf.py
index 768d48e9e3c04d766c0de1164f81df58306d5a60..44b811f7273da3c93e775415eac752da0dc3ac2f 100644
--- a/templates/sphinx-conf.py
+++ b/templates/sphinx-conf.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
     'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
+    'matplotlib.sphinxext.plot_directive'
     ]
 
 import sphinx