diff --git a/octodns/record/chunked.py b/octodns/record/chunked.py
index a07acfd..4af7e85 100644
--- a/octodns/record/chunked.py
+++ b/octodns/record/chunked.py
@@ -80,3 +80,8 @@ class _ChunkedValue(str):
     @property
     def rdata_text(self):
         return self
+
+    def template(self, params):
+        if '{' not in self:
+            return self
+        return self.__class__(self.format(**params))
diff --git a/octodns/record/target.py b/octodns/record/target.py
index 3d6cea7..db1c7c3 100644
--- a/octodns/record/target.py
+++ b/octodns/record/target.py
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class _TargetValue(str):
     def rdata_text(self):
         return self
 
+    def template(self, params):
+        if '{' not in self:
+            return self
+        return self.__class__(self.format(**params))
+
 
 #
 # much like _TargetValue, but geared towards multiple values