diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/welcome-guide/template.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/welcome-guide/template.js
index 0e699e6b4b242..e6568a23bb3a3 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/welcome-guide/template.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/welcome-guide/template.js
@@ -10,29 +10,23 @@ import { store as editorStore } from '@wordpress/editor';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import { store as editSiteStore } from '../../store';
+import useEditedEntityRecord from '../use-edited-entity-record';
 
 export default function WelcomeGuideTemplate() {
 	const { toggle } = useDispatch( preferencesStore );
 
-	const isVisible = useSelect( ( select ) => {
-		const isTemplateActive = !! select( preferencesStore ).get(
-			'core/edit-site',
-			'welcomeGuideTemplate'
-		);
-		const isEditorActive = !! select( preferencesStore ).get(
-			'core/edit-site',
-			'welcomeGuide'
-		);
-		const { isPage } = select( editSiteStore );
-		const { getCurrentPostType } = select( editorStore );
-		return (
-			isTemplateActive &&
-			! isEditorActive &&
-			isPage() &&
-			getCurrentPostType() === 'wp_template'
-		);
+	const { isLoaded, record } = useEditedEntityRecord();
+	const isPostTypeTemplate = isLoaded && record.type === 'wp_template';
+	const { isActive, hasPreviousEntity } = useSelect( ( select ) => {
+		const { getEditorSettings } = select( editorStore );
+		const { get } = select( preferencesStore );
+		return {
+			isActive: get( 'core/edit-site', 'welcomeGuideTemplate' ),
+			hasPreviousEntity:
+				!! getEditorSettings().onNavigateToPreviousEntityRecord,
+		};
 	}, [] );
+	const isVisible = isActive && isPostTypeTemplate && hasPreviousEntity;
 
 	if ( ! isVisible ) {
 		return null;
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-template/block-theme.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-template/block-theme.js
index 7fcc5ead14f5b..62de10a2c715f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-template/block-theme.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-template/block-theme.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { useEntityRecord, store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { check } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { store as noticesStore } from '@wordpress/notices';
+import { store as preferencesStore } from '@wordpress/preferences';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ export default function BlockThemeControl( { id } ) {
 		};
 	}, [] );
 
+	const { get: getPreference } = useSelect( preferencesStore );
+
 	const { editedRecord: template, hasResolved } = useEntityRecord(
 		'postType',
 		'wp_template',
@@ -75,6 +78,17 @@ export default function BlockThemeControl( { id } ) {
 				},
 		  ]
 		: undefined;
+
+	const mayShowTemplateEditNotice = () => {
+		if ( ! getPreference( 'core/edit-site', 'welcomeGuideTemplate' ) ) {
+			createSuccessNotice(
+				__(
+					'Editing template. Changes made here affect all posts and pages that use the template.'
+				),
+				{ type: 'snackbar', actions: notificationAction }
+			);
+		}
+	};
 	return (
 		<DropdownMenu
 			popoverProps={ POPOVER_PROPS }
@@ -99,15 +113,7 @@ export default function BlockThemeControl( { id } ) {
 										postType: 'wp_template',
 									} );
 									onClose();
-									createSuccessNotice(
-										__(
-											'Editing template. Changes made here affect all posts and pages that use the template.'
-										),
-										{
-											type: 'snackbar',
-											actions: notificationAction,
-										}
-									);
+									mayShowTemplateEditNotice();
 								} }
 							>
 								{ __( 'Edit template' ) }