diff --git a/src/common/string/has-template.ts b/src/common/string/has-template.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b54af3307d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/string/has-template.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const isTemplateRegex = new RegExp("{%|{{|{#");
+export const isTemplate = (value: string): boolean =>
+  isTemplateRegex.test(value);
+
+export const hasTemplate = (value: unknown): boolean => {
+  if (!value) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    return isTemplate(value);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "object") {
+    const values = Array.isArray(value) ? value : Object.values(value!);
+    return values.some((val) => hasTemplate(val));
+  }
+  return false;
+};
diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-service.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-service.ts
index 984c2f0a52..4930c86b9b 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-service.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/action/types/ha-automation-action-service.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import type { HomeAssistant } from "../../../../../types";
 import { EntityIdOrAll } from "../../../../../common/structs/is-entity-id";
 import { ActionElement } from "../ha-automation-action-row";
 import "../../../../../components/ha-service-control";
+import { hasTemplate } from "../../../../../common/string/has-template";
 
 const actionStruct = object({
   service: optional(string()),
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@ export class HaServiceAction extends LitElement implements ActionElement {
       assert(this.action, actionStruct);
     } catch (error) {
       fireEvent(this, "ui-mode-not-available", error);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (this.action && hasTemplate(this.action)) {
+      fireEvent(
+        this,
+        "ui-mode-not-available",
+        Error(this.hass.localize("ui.errors.config.no_template_editor_support"))
+      );
+      return;
     }
     if (this.action.entity_id) {
       this._action = {