diff --git a/dev/codetemplates/codetemplates.dtd b/dev/codetemplates/codetemplates.dtd
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..6a73c879803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/codetemplates/codetemplates.dtd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!ELEMENT templates (template+)>
+<!ELEMENT template (#PCDATA)>
+<!ATTLIST template autoinsert CDATA "">
+<!ATTLIST template context CDATA "">
+<!ATTLIST template deleted CDATA "">
+<!ATTLIST template description CDATA "">
+<!ATTLIST template enabled CDATA "">
+<!ATTLIST template id CDATA "">
+<!ATTLIST template name CDATA "">
diff --git a/dev/codetemplates/codetemplates.xml b/dev/codetemplates/codetemplates.xml
index e031e74a3e9..c7f3dad6965 100755
--- a/dev/codetemplates/codetemplates.xml
+++ b/dev/codetemplates/codetemplates.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><templates><template autoinsert="true" context="phpcomment" deleted="false" description="Comment for getter methods" enabled="true" id="org.eclipse.php.ui.editor.templates.php.codetemplates.gettercomment" name="gettercomment">/**
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE codetemplates SYSTEM "codetemplates.dtd">
+<templates><template autoinsert="true" context="phpcomment" deleted="false" description="Comment for getter methods" enabled="true" id="org.eclipse.php.ui.editor.templates.php.codetemplates.gettercomment" name="gettercomment">/**
  * @return the ${bare_field_name}
  */</template><template autoinsert="true" context="phpcomment" deleted="false" description="Comment for setter methods" enabled="true" id="org.eclipse.php.ui.editor.templates.php.codetemplates.settercomment" name="settercomment">/**
  * @param ${param} the ${bare_field_name} to set