diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
index 581251f49acd..1f7f86cd7e20 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
@@ -442,6 +442,12 @@ 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');
     }
@@ -701,7 +707,8 @@ public function buildQuickForm() {
     }
 
     // add various dates
-    $this->addField('receive_date', ['entity' => 'contribution'], !$this->_mode, FALSE);
+    $receiveDateRequired = !($this->_values['is_test'] ?? FALSE) && ((int) $this->_values['is_template'] !== 1);
+    $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);
 
@@ -889,6 +896,7 @@ 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']
+      && $self->_values['contribution_status_id'] != CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::getKey('CRM_Contribute_BAO_Contribution', 'contribution_status_id', 'Template')
     ) {
       CRM_Contribute_BAO_Contribution::checkStatusValidation($self->_values, $fields, $errors);
     }