diff --git a/langchain/prompts/chat.py b/langchain/prompts/chat.py
index af1fbef4..9df7cece 100644
--- a/langchain/prompts/chat.py
+++ b/langchain/prompts/chat.py
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ class BaseStringMessagePromptTemplate(BaseMessagePromptTemplate, ABC):
         prompt = PromptTemplate.from_template(template)
         return cls(prompt=prompt, **kwargs)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_template_file(
+        cls: Type[MessagePromptTemplateT],
+        template_file: Union[str, Path],
+        input_variables: List[str],
+        **kwargs: Any,
+    ) -> MessagePromptTemplateT:
+        prompt = PromptTemplate.from_file(template_file, input_variables)
+        return cls(prompt=prompt, **kwargs)
+
     @abstractmethod
     def format(self, **kwargs: Any) -> BaseMessage:
         """To a BaseMessage."""
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/prompts/test_chat.py b/tests/unit_tests/prompts/test_chat.py
index 87f64c95..a9844a78 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/prompts/test_chat.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/prompts/test_chat.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 
 from langchain.prompts import PromptTemplate
@@ -80,6 +81,21 @@ def test_create_chat_prompt_template_from_template_partial() -> None:
     assert output_prompt.prompt == expected_prompt
 
 
+def test_message_prompt_template_from_template_file() -> None:
+    expected = ChatMessagePromptTemplate(
+        prompt=PromptTemplate(
+            template="Question: {question}\nAnswer:", input_variables=["question"]
+        ),
+        role="human",
+    )
+    actual = ChatMessagePromptTemplate.from_template_file(
+        Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data" / "prompt_file.txt",
+        ["question"],
+        role="human",
+    )
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
 def test_chat_prompt_template() -> None:
     """Test chat prompt template."""
     prompt_template = create_chat_prompt_template()