diff --git a/src/fastmcp/resources.py b/src/fastmcp/resources.py
index 71e9a9d8e..5fd7454ab 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/resources.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/resources.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import pydantic.json
-
 import abc
 import asyncio
 import json
+import re
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, Optional, Callable, Any, Union, Awaitable
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Callable, Any, Union
 
 import httpx
-from pydantic import BaseModel, field_validator
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, TypeAdapter, validate_call, field_validator
 from pydantic.networks import _BaseUrl
 
 from .utilities.logging import get_logger
@@ -15,19 +15,13 @@ from .utilities.logging import get_logger
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-class Resource(BaseModel):
-    """Base class for all resources.
+class Resource(BaseModel, abc.ABC):
+    """Base class for all resources."""
 
-    Resources can contain either text (UTF-8 encoded) or binary data.
-    Text resources are suitable for source code, logs, JSON, etc.
-    Binary resources are suitable for images, PDFs, audio, etc.
-    """
-
-    uri: _BaseUrl
-    name: str
-    description: Optional[str] = None
-    mime_type: Optional[str] = None
-    is_binary: bool = False
+    uri: _BaseUrl = Field(description="URI of the resource")
+    name: str = Field(description="Name of the resource")
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(description="Description of the resource")
+    mime_type: Optional[str] = Field(description="MIME type of the resource content")
 
     @field_validator("name", mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -43,112 +37,105 @@ class Resource(BaseModel):
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     async def read(self) -> Union[str, bytes]:
-        """Read the resource content.
-
-        Returns:
-            Union[str, bytes]: Text content as str for text resources,
-                             binary content as bytes for binary resources
-        """
-        return ""
+        """Read the resource content."""
+        pass
 
 
-class FunctionResource(Resource):
-    """A resource that is generated by a function call.
+class TextResource(Resource):
+    """A resource containing text content."""
 
-    The function can be sync or async and must return a string, bytes,
-    or another Resource.
-    """
+    text: str = Field(description="Text content of the resource")
+    mime_type: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="text/plain", description="MIME type of the resource content"
+    )
 
-    func: Union[Callable[[], Any], Callable[[], Awaitable[Any]]]
-    is_async: bool = False
+    async def read(self) -> str:
+        """Read the text content."""
+        return self.text
 
-    def __init__(self, **data):
-        super().__init__(**data)
-        self.is_async = asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(self.func)
 
-    async def read(self) -> Union[str, bytes]:
-        """Read the resource content by calling the function."""
-        try:
-            result = (
-                await self.func()
-                if self.is_async
-                else await asyncio.to_thread(self.func)
-            )
+class BinaryResource(Resource):
+    """A resource containing binary content."""
 
-            if isinstance(result, Resource):
-                return await result.read()
-            if isinstance(result, bytes):
-                return result
-            if not isinstance(result, str):
-                try:
-                    return json.dumps(result, default=pydantic.json.pydantic_encoder)
-                except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                    return str(result)
-            return result
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise ValueError(f"Error calling function {self.func.__name__}: {e}")
+    data: bytes = Field(description="Binary content of the resource")
+    mime_type: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="application/octet-stream",
+        description="MIME type of the resource content",
+    )
+
+    async def read(self) -> bytes:
+        """Read the binary content."""
+        return self.data
 
 
 class FileResource(Resource):
-    """A file resource."""
+    """A resource that reads from a file."""
 
-    path: Path
+    path: Path = Field(description="Path to the file")
+    mime_type: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="application/octet-stream",
+        description="MIME type of the resource content",
+    )
 
     @field_validator("path")
     @classmethod
     def validate_absolute_path(cls, path: Path) -> Path:
         """Ensure path is absolute."""
         if not path.is_absolute():
-            raise ValueError(f"Path must be absolute: {path}")
+            raise ValueError("Path must be absolute")
         return path
 
     async def read(self) -> Union[str, bytes]:
         """Read the file content."""
-        try:
-            if self.is_binary:
-                return await asyncio.to_thread(self.path.read_bytes)
-            return await asyncio.to_thread(self.path.read_text)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            raise FileNotFoundError(f"File not found: {self.path}")
-        except PermissionError:
-            raise PermissionError(f"Permission denied: {self.path}")
-        except Exception as e:
-            raise ValueError(f"Error reading file {self.path}: {e}")
+        if self.mime_type and self.mime_type.startswith("text/"):
+            return await self._read_text()
+        return await self._read_binary()
+
+    async def _read_text(self) -> str:
+        """Read file as text."""
+        return await asyncio.to_thread(self.path.read_text)
+
+    async def _read_binary(self) -> bytes:
+        """Read file as binary."""
+        return await asyncio.to_thread(self.path.read_bytes)
 
 
 class HttpResource(Resource):
-    """An HTTP resource."""
+    """A resource that reads from an HTTP endpoint."""
 
-    url: str
-    headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
+    url: str = Field(description="URL to fetch content from")
+    mime_type: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="application/json", description="MIME type of the resource content"
+    )
 
     async def read(self) -> Union[str, bytes]:
-        """Read the HTTP resource content."""
-        try:
-            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
-                response = await client.get(self.url, headers=self.headers)
-                response.raise_for_status()
-                return response.content if self.is_binary else response.text
-        except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
-            raise ValueError(f"HTTP error {e.response.status_code}: {e}")
-        except httpx.RequestError as e:
-            raise ValueError(f"Request failed: {e}")
+        """Read the HTTP content."""
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+            response = await client.get(self.url)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response.text
 
 
 class DirectoryResource(Resource):
-    """A directory resource."""
+    """A resource that lists files in a directory."""
 
-    path: Path
-    recursive: bool = False
-    pattern: Optional[str] = None
-    mime_type: Optional[str] = "application/json"
+    path: Path = Field(description="Path to the directory")
+    recursive: bool = Field(
+        default=False, description="Whether to list files recursively"
+    )
+    pattern: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default=None, description="Optional glob pattern to filter files"
+    )
+    mime_type: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="application/json", description="MIME type of the resource content"
+    )
 
     @field_validator("path")
     @classmethod
     def validate_absolute_path(cls, path: Path) -> Path:
         """Ensure path is absolute."""
         if not path.is_absolute():
-            raise ValueError(f"Path must be absolute: {path}")
+            raise ValueError("Path must be absolute")
         return path
 
     def list_files(self) -> list[Path]:
@@ -183,21 +170,132 @@ class DirectoryResource(Resource):
             raise ValueError(f"Error reading directory {self.path}: {e}")
 
 
+class ResourceTemplate(BaseModel):
+    """A template for dynamically creating resources."""
+
+    uri_template: str = Field(
+        description="URI template with parameters (e.g. weather://{city}/current)"
+    )
+    name: str = Field(description="Name of the resource")
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(
+        description="Description of what the resource does"
+    )
+    mime_type: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="text/plain", description="MIME type of the resource content"
+    )
+    func: Callable = Field(exclude=True)
+    parameters: dict = Field(description="JSON schema for function parameters")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_function(
+        cls,
+        func: Callable,
+        uri_template: str,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        description: Optional[str] = None,
+        mime_type: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> "ResourceTemplate":
+        """Create a template from a function."""
+        func_name = name or func.__name__
+        if func_name == "<lambda>":
+            raise ValueError("You must provide a name for lambda functions")
+
+        # Get schema from TypeAdapter - will fail if function isn't properly typed
+        parameters = TypeAdapter(func).json_schema()
+
+        # ensure the arguments are properly cast
+        func = validate_call(func)
+
+        return cls(
+            uri_template=uri_template,
+            name=func_name,
+            description=description or func.__doc__ or "",
+            mime_type=mime_type or "text/plain",
+            func=func,
+            parameters=parameters,
+        )
+
+    def matches(self, uri: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Check if URI matches template and extract parameters."""
+        # Convert template to regex pattern
+        pattern = self.uri_template.replace("{", "(?P<").replace("}", ">[^/]+)")
+        match = re.match(f"^{pattern}$", uri)
+        if match:
+            return match.groupdict()
+        return None
+
+    async def create_resource(self, uri: str, params: Dict[str, Any]) -> Resource:
+        """Create a resource from the template with the given parameters."""
+        result = await self.func(**params)
+
+        if isinstance(result, bytes):
+            return BinaryResource(
+                uri=uri,
+                name=self.name,
+                description=self.description,
+                mime_type=self.mime_type,
+                data=result,
+            )
+
+        else:
+            if not isinstance(result, str):
+                try:
+                    result = json.dumps(result, default=pydantic.json.pydantic_encoder)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Error converting result to JSON: {e}")
+            return TextResource(
+                uri=uri,
+                name=self.name,
+                description=self.description,
+                mime_type=self.mime_type,
+                text=result,
+            )
+
+
 class ResourceManager:
     """Manages FastMCP resources."""
 
     def __init__(self, warn_on_duplicate_resources: bool = True):
         self._resources: Dict[str, Resource] = {}
+        self._templates: Dict[str, ResourceTemplate] = {}
         self.warn_on_duplicate_resources = warn_on_duplicate_resources
 
-    def get_resource(self, uri: Union[_BaseUrl, str]) -> Optional[Resource]:
-        """Get resource by URI."""
-        uri = str(uri)
-        logger.debug("Getting resource", extra={"uri": uri})
+    def add_template(
+        self,
+        func: Callable,
+        uri_template: str,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        description: Optional[str] = None,
+        mime_type: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> ResourceTemplate:
+        """Add a template from a function."""
+        template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+            func,
+            uri_template=uri_template,
+            name=name,
+            description=description,
+            mime_type=mime_type,
+        )
+        self._templates[template.uri_template] = template
+        return template
 
-        if resource := self._resources.get(uri):
+    async def get_resource(self, uri: Union[_BaseUrl, str]) -> Optional[Resource]:
+        """Get resource by URI, checking concrete resources first, then templates."""
+        uri_str = str(uri)
+        logger.debug("Getting resource", extra={"uri": uri_str})
+
+        # First check concrete resources
+        if resource := self._resources.get(uri_str):
             return resource
 
+        # Then check templates
+        for template in self._templates.values():
+            if params := template.matches(uri_str):
+                try:
+                    return await template.create_resource(uri_str, params)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    raise ValueError(f"Error creating resource from template: {e}")
+
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown resource: {uri}")
 
     def list_resources(self) -> list[Resource]:
diff --git a/src/fastmcp/server.py b/src/fastmcp/server.py
index cd4bfad8c..7f74b77f2 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/server.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/server.py
@@ -228,6 +228,50 @@ class FastMCP:
 
         return decorator
 
+    def template(
+        self,
+        uri_template: str,
+        *,
+        name: Optional[str] = None,
+        description: Optional[str] = None,
+        mime_type: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Callable:
+        """Decorator to register a function as a resource template.
+
+        Args:
+            uri_template: URI template with parameters (e.g. "weather://{city}/current")
+            name: Optional name for the resource
+            description: Optional description of the resource
+            mime_type: Optional MIME type for the resource
+
+        Example:
+            @server.template("weather://{city}/current")
+            def get_weather(city: str) -> str:
+                return f"Weather for {city}"
+        """
+        # Check if user passed function directly instead of calling decorator
+        if callable(uri_template):
+            raise TypeError(
+                "The @template decorator was used incorrectly. "
+                "Did you forget to call it? Use @template('uri_template') instead of @template"
+            )
+
+        def decorator(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+            @functools.wraps(func)
+            def wrapper(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
+                return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+            self._resource_manager.add_template(
+                wrapper,
+                uri_template=uri_template,
+                name=name,
+                description=description,
+                mime_type=mime_type or "text/plain",
+            )
+            return wrapper
+
+        return decorator
+
     async def run_stdio_async(self) -> None:
         """Run the server using stdio transport."""
         async with stdio_server() as (read_stream, write_stream):
diff --git a/tests/resources/test_resource_manager.py b/tests/resources/test_resource_manager.py
index 3bff7c7c2..4bcc8de0c 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test_resource_manager.py
+++ b/tests/resources/test_resource_manager.py
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ import pytest
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile, TemporaryDirectory
 
-from fastmcp.resources import FileResource, FunctionResource, ResourceManager
+from fastmcp.resources import (
+    FileResource,
+    FunctionResource,
+    ResourceManager,
+    TextResource,
+    BinaryResource,
+    ResourceTemplate,
+)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -240,3 +247,212 @@ class TestResourceManagerList:
         assert resources[0] == added1
         assert resources[1] == added2
         assert added1 != added2
+
+
+class TestTextResource:
+    """Test TextResource functionality."""
+
+    async def test_text_resource_read(self):
+        """Test reading from a TextResource."""
+        resource = TextResource(
+            uri="text://test",
+            name="test",
+            text="Hello, world!",
+        )
+        content = await resource.read()
+        assert content == "Hello, world!"
+        assert resource.mime_type == "text/plain"
+
+    def test_text_resource_custom_mime(self):
+        """Test TextResource with custom mime type."""
+        resource = TextResource(
+            uri="text://test",
+            name="test",
+            text="<html></html>",
+            mime_type="text/html",
+        )
+        assert resource.mime_type == "text/html"
+
+
+class TestBinaryResource:
+    """Test BinaryResource functionality."""
+
+    async def test_binary_resource_read(self):
+        """Test reading from a BinaryResource."""
+        data = b"Hello, world!"
+        resource = BinaryResource(
+            uri="binary://test",
+            name="test",
+            data=data,
+        )
+        content = await resource.read()
+        assert content == data
+        assert resource.mime_type == "application/octet-stream"
+
+    def test_binary_resource_custom_mime(self):
+        """Test BinaryResource with custom mime type."""
+        resource = BinaryResource(
+            uri="binary://test",
+            name="test",
+            data=b"test",
+            mime_type="image/png",
+        )
+        assert resource.mime_type == "image/png"
+
+
+class TestResourceTemplate:
+    """Test ResourceTemplate functionality."""
+
+    def test_template_from_function(self):
+        """Test creating a template from a function."""
+
+        def weather(city: str, units: str = "metric") -> str:
+            return f"Weather in {city} ({units})"
+
+        template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+            func=weather,
+            uri_template="weather://{city}/current",
+            name="weather",
+            description="Get current weather",
+            mime_type="text/plain",
+        )
+
+        assert template.name == "weather"
+        assert template.uri_template == "weather://{city}/current"
+        assert template.mime_type == "text/plain"
+        assert "city" in template.parameters["properties"]
+
+    def test_template_from_lambda_error(self):
+        """Test error when creating template from lambda without name."""
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError, match="You must provide a name for lambda functions"
+        ):
+            ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+                func=lambda x: x,
+                uri_template="test://{x}",
+            )
+
+    def test_template_matches(self):
+        """Test URI matching against template."""
+
+        def dummy(x: str) -> str:
+            return x
+
+        template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+            func=dummy,
+            uri_template="test://{x}/value",
+            name="test",
+        )
+
+        # Test matching URI
+        params = template.matches("test://hello/value")
+        assert params == {"x": "hello"}
+
+        # Test non-matching URI
+        params = template.matches("test://hello/wrong")
+        assert params is None
+
+    async def test_template_create_text_resource(self):
+        """Test creating a TextResource from template."""
+
+        def greet(name: str) -> str:
+            return f"Hello, {name}!"
+
+        template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+            func=greet,
+            uri_template="greet://{name}",
+            name="greeter",
+        )
+
+        resource = await template.create_resource(
+            "greet://world",
+            {"name": "world"},
+        )
+
+        assert isinstance(resource, TextResource)
+        content = await resource.read()
+        assert content == "Hello, world!"
+
+    async def test_template_create_binary_resource(self):
+        """Test creating a BinaryResource from template."""
+
+        def get_bytes(value: str) -> bytes:
+            return value.encode()
+
+        template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+            func=get_bytes,
+            uri_template="bytes://{value}",
+            name="bytes",
+            mime_type="application/octet-stream",
+        )
+
+        resource = await template.create_resource(
+            "bytes://test",
+            {"value": "test"},
+        )
+
+        assert isinstance(resource, BinaryResource)
+        content = await resource.read()
+        assert content == b"test"
+
+    async def test_template_json_conversion(self):
+        """Test automatic JSON conversion of non-string/bytes results."""
+
+        def get_data(key: str) -> dict:
+            return {"key": key, "value": 123}
+
+        template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+            func=get_data,
+            uri_template="data://{key}",
+            name="data",
+        )
+
+        resource = await template.create_resource(
+            "data://test",
+            {"key": "test"},
+        )
+
+        assert isinstance(resource, TextResource)
+        content = await resource.read()
+        assert '"key": "test"' in content
+        assert '"value": 123' in content
+
+
+class TestResourceManagerWithTemplates:
+    """Test ResourceManager template functionality."""
+
+    async def test_get_resource_from_template(self):
+        """Test getting a resource through a template."""
+        manager = ResourceManager()
+
+        def greet(name: str) -> str:
+            return f"Hello, {name}!"
+
+        template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+            func=greet,
+            uri_template="greet://{name}",
+            name="greeter",
+        )
+        manager._templates[template.uri_template] = template
+
+        resource = await manager.get_resource("greet://world")
+        assert isinstance(resource, TextResource)
+        content = await resource.read()
+        assert content == "Hello, world!"
+
+    async def test_template_error_handling(self):
+        """Test error handling in template resource creation."""
+        manager = ResourceManager()
+
+        def failing_func(x: str) -> str:
+            raise ValueError("Test error")
+
+        template = ResourceTemplate.from_function(
+            func=failing_func,
+            uri_template="fail://{x}",
+            name="fail",
+        )
+        manager._templates[template.uri_template] = template
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Error creating resource from template"):
+            await manager.get_resource("fail://test")