diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
index 2f322451e..d032bf04f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/editor/editor_view.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   ComponentArea,
   PrefKey,
   ComponentMutator,
+  PayloadSource,
 } from '@standardnotes/snjs';
 import { isDesktopApplication } from '@/utils';
 import { KeyboardModifier, KeyboardKey } from '@/services/ioService';
@@ -172,6 +173,12 @@ class EditorViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<unknown, EditorState> {
       if (!this.editorValues.text) {
         this.editorValues.text = note.text;
       }
+
+      const isTemplateNoteInsertedToBeInteractableWithEditor = source === PayloadSource.Constructor && note.dirty;
+      if (isTemplateNoteInsertedToBeInteractableWithEditor) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (note.lastSyncBegan || note.dirty) {
         if (note.lastSyncEnd) {
           if (