diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/BAO/ContributionRecur.php b/CRM/Contribute/BAO/ContributionRecur.php
index 980782b6a071..33fd8ebc3bfe 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/BAO/ContributionRecur.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/BAO/ContributionRecur.php
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public static function ensureTemplateContributionExists(int $id) {
     $templateContributionParams['skipRecentView'] = TRUE;
     $templateContributionParams['contribution_recur_id'] = $id;
     $templateContributionParams['line_item'] = $mostRecentContribution['line_item'];
-    $templateContributionParams['status_id'] = 'Template';
+    $templateContributionParams['contribution_status_id'] = 'Template';
     foreach (['contact_id', 'campaign_id', 'financial_type_id', 'currency', 'source', 'amount_level', 'address_id', 'on_behalf', 'source_contact_id', 'tax_amount', 'contribution_page_id', 'total_amount'] as $fieldName) {
       if (isset($mostRecentContribution[$fieldName])) {
         $templateContributionParams[$fieldName] = $mostRecentContribution[$fieldName];
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
index b7f17717973e..403f88443b21 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@ public function preProcess() {
       $this->applyCustomData('Contribution', $this->getFinancialTypeID(), $this->_id);
     }
 
-    if (!empty($this->_values['is_template'])) {
+    if (empty($this->_values['is_template'])) {
+      $this->_values['is_template'] = FALSE;
+    }
+    if ($this->_values['is_template']) {
       $this->assign('is_template', TRUE);
     }
 
@@ -311,7 +314,7 @@ public function preProcess() {
       $this->assign('payNow', $this->_payNow);
       $this->setTitle(ts('Pay with Credit Card'));
     }
-    elseif (!empty($this->_values['is_template'])) {
+    elseif ($this->_values['is_template']) {
       $this->setPageTitle(ts('Template Contribution'));
     }
     elseif ($this->_mode) {
@@ -442,6 +445,12 @@ public function setDefaultValues() {
       $defaults['refund_trxn_id'] = $defaults['trxn_id'] ?? NULL;
     }
 
+    if (!empty($defaults['contribution_status_id'])
+      && ('Template' === CRM_Contribute_PseudoConstant::contributionStatus($defaults['contribution_status_id'], 'name'))
+    ) {
+      $this->getElement('contribution_status_id')->freeze();
+    }
+
     if (!$this->_id && empty($defaults['receive_date'])) {
       $defaults['receive_date'] = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
     }
@@ -695,8 +704,10 @@ public function buildQuickForm() {
       }
     }
 
+    // If contribution is a template receive date is not required
+    $receiveDateRequired = !$this->_values['is_template'];
     // add various dates
-    $this->addField('receive_date', ['entity' => 'contribution'], !$this->_mode, FALSE);
+    $this->addField('receive_date', ['entity' => 'contribution'], $receiveDateRequired, FALSE);
     $this->addField('receipt_date', ['entity' => 'contribution'], FALSE, FALSE);
     $this->addField('cancel_date', ['entity' => 'contribution', 'label' => ts('Cancelled / Refunded Date')], FALSE, FALSE);
 
@@ -884,6 +895,7 @@ public static function formRule($fields, $files, $self) {
     if (($self->_action & CRM_Core_Action::UPDATE)
       && $self->_id
       && $self->_values['contribution_status_id'] != $fields['contribution_status_id']
+      && $self->_values['is_template'] != 1
     ) {
       CRM_Contribute_BAO_Contribution::checkStatusValidation($self->_values, $fields, $errors);
     }
@@ -943,6 +955,12 @@ public function postProcess() {
     }
     // Get the submitted form values.
     $submittedValues = $this->controller->exportValues($this->_name);
+    if ($this->_values['is_template']) {
+      // If we are a template contribution we don't allow the contribution_status_id to be set
+      //   on the form but we need it for the submit function.
+      $submittedValues['is_template'] = $this->_values['is_template'];
+      $submittedValues['contribution_status_id'] = $this->_values['contribution_status_id'];
+    }
 
     try {
       $contribution = $this->submit($submittedValues, $this->_action, $this->_ppID);
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionView.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionView.php
index caa3035276f4..32bd04f3616c 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionView.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionView.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public function preProcess() {
         'icon' => 'fa-pencil',
         'accesskey' => 'e',
       ];
-      if (!empty($paymentButtonName)) {
+      if (!empty($paymentButtonName) && empty($values['is_template'])) {
         $linkButtons[] = [
           'title' => $paymentButtonName,
           'url' => 'civicrm/payment',