diff --git a/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/Lookup.js b/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/Lookup.js
index 80267ca1e4..20d8e65ca8 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/Lookup.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/Lookup.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   oneOfType,
   shape,
   node,
+  object,
 } from 'prop-types';
 import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useField } from 'formik';
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ Lookup.propTypes = {
   header: string,
   modalDescription: oneOfType([string, node]),
   onChange: func.isRequired,
-  value: oneOfType([Item, arrayOf(Item)]),
+  value: oneOfType([Item, arrayOf(Item), object]),
   multiple: bool,
   required: bool,
   onBlur: func,
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.js b/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.js
index 55749fcc25..3bd02d9289 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { node, string, func, bool } from 'prop-types';
+import { node, string, func, bool, object, oneOfType } from 'prop-types';
 import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { FormGroup } from '@patternfly/react-core';
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ ProjectLookup.propTypes = {
   onChange: func.isRequired,
   required: bool,
   tooltip: string,
-  value: Project,
+  value: oneOfType([Project, object]),
   isOverrideDisabled: bool,
   validate: func,
   fieldName: string,
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/components/RelatedTemplateList/RelatedTemplateList.js b/awx/ui/src/components/RelatedTemplateList/RelatedTemplateList.js
index 98f890ed12..f13208e4f0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/components/RelatedTemplateList/RelatedTemplateList.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/components/RelatedTemplateList/RelatedTemplateList.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useParams, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { t, Plural } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { Card } from '@patternfly/react-core';
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ import PaginatedTable, {
   ToolbarDeleteButton,
   getSearchableKeys,
 } from 'components/PaginatedTable';
-import { getQSConfig, parseQueryString, mergeParams } from 'util/qs';
+import {
+  getQSConfig,
+  parseQueryString,
+  mergeParams,
+  encodeQueryString,
+} from 'util/qs';
 import useWsTemplates from 'hooks/useWsTemplates';
 import useSelected from 'hooks/useSelected';
 import useExpanded from 'hooks/useExpanded';
@@ -29,7 +34,8 @@ const QS_CONFIG = getQSConfig('template', {
   order_by: 'name',
 });
 
-function RelatedTemplateList({ searchParams }) {
+function RelatedTemplateList({ searchParams, projectName = null }) {
+  const { id: projectId } = useParams();
   const location = useLocation();
   const { addToast, Toast, toastProps } = useToast();
 
@@ -122,9 +128,18 @@ function RelatedTemplateList({ searchParams }) {
   const canAddJT =
     actions && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(actions, 'POST');
 
-  const addButton = (
-    <ToolbarAddButton key="add" linkTo="/templates/job_template/add/" />
-  );
+  let linkTo = '';
+
+  if (projectName) {
+    const qs = encodeQueryString({
+      project_id: projectId,
+      project_name: projectName,
+    });
+    linkTo = `/templates/job_template/add/?${qs}`;
+  } else {
+    linkTo = '/templates/job_template/add';
+  }
+  const addButton = <ToolbarAddButton key="add" linkTo={linkTo} />;
 
   const deleteDetailsRequests = relatedResourceDeleteRequests.template(
     selected[0]
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Project/Project.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Project/Project.js
index a3156ca151..0b2205c3d9 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Project/Project.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Project/Project.js
@@ -174,7 +174,12 @@ function Project({ setBreadcrumb }) {
               </Route>
             )}
             <Route path="/projects/:id/job_templates">
-              <RelatedTemplateList searchParams={{ project__id: project.id }} />
+              <RelatedTemplateList
+                searchParams={{
+                  project__id: project.id,
+                }}
+                projectName={project.name}
+              />
             </Route>
             {project?.scm_type && project.scm_type !== '' && (
               <Route path="/projects/:id/schedules">
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.js
index 0c91b6cea4..f4d0f4f49a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.js
@@ -9,6 +9,32 @@ function JobTemplateAdd() {
   const [formSubmitError, setFormSubmitError] = useState(null);
   const history = useHistory();
 
+  const projectParams = {
+    project_id: null,
+    project_name: null,
+  };
+  history.location.search
+    .replace(/^\?/, '')
+    .split('&')
+    .map((s) => s.split('='))
+    .forEach(([key, val]) => {
+      if (!(key in projectParams)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      projectParams[key] = decodeURIComponent(val);
+    });
+
+  let projectValues = null;
+
+  if (
+    Object.values(projectParams).filter((item) => item !== null).length === 2
+  ) {
+    projectValues = {
+      id: projectParams.project_id,
+      name: projectParams.project_name,
+    };
+  }
+
   const handleSubmit = async (values) => {
     const {
       labels,
@@ -35,7 +61,11 @@ function JobTemplateAdd() {
         execution_environment: values.execution_environment?.id,
       });
       await Promise.all([
-        submitLabels(id, values.project.summary_fields.organization.id, labels),
+        submitLabels(
+          id,
+          values.project.summary_fields?.organization.id,
+          labels
+        ),
         submitInstanceGroups(id, instanceGroups),
         submitCredentials(id, credentials),
       ]);
@@ -92,6 +122,7 @@ function JobTemplateAdd() {
             handleCancel={handleCancel}
             handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
             submitError={formSubmitError}
+            projectValues={projectValues}
             isOverrideDisabledLookup
           />
         </CardBody>
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.test.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.test.js
index 91b0a623ed..46527f444a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.test.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateAdd/JobTemplateAdd.test.js
@@ -257,4 +257,33 @@ describe('<JobTemplateAdd />', () => {
     });
     expect(history.location.pathname).toEqual('/templates');
   });
+
+  test('should parse and pre-fill project field from query params', async () => {
+    const history = createMemoryHistory({
+      initialEntries: [
+        '/templates/job_template/add/add?project_id=6&project_name=Demo%20Project',
+      ],
+    });
+    let wrapper;
+    await act(async () => {
+      wrapper = mountWithContexts(<JobTemplateAdd />, {
+        context: { router: { history } },
+      });
+    });
+    await waitForElement(wrapper, 'EmptyStateBody', (el) => el.length === 0);
+    expect(wrapper.find('input#project').prop('value')).toEqual('Demo Project');
+    expect(ProjectsAPI.readPlaybooks).toBeCalledWith('6');
+  });
+
+  test('should not call ProjectsAPI.readPlaybooks if there is no project', async () => {
+    const history = createMemoryHistory({
+      initialEntries: ['/templates/job_template/add'],
+    });
+    await act(async () =>
+      mountWithContexts(<JobTemplateAdd />, {
+        context: { router: history },
+      })
+    );
+    expect(ProjectsAPI.readPlaybooks).not.toBeCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateEdit/JobTemplateEdit.test.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateEdit/JobTemplateEdit.test.js
index f0e02ebd12..eac6275959 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateEdit/JobTemplateEdit.test.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/JobTemplateEdit/JobTemplateEdit.test.js
@@ -392,60 +392,4 @@ describe('<JobTemplateEdit />', () => {
       '/templates/job_template/1/details'
     );
   });
-  test('should not call ProjectsAPI.readPlaybooks if there is no project', async () => {
-    const history = createMemoryHistory({});
-    const noProjectTemplate = {
-      id: 1,
-      name: 'Foo',
-      description: 'Bar',
-      job_type: 'run',
-      inventory: 2,
-      playbook: 'Baz',
-      type: 'job_template',
-      forks: 0,
-      limit: '',
-      verbosity: '0',
-      job_slice_count: 1,
-      timeout: 0,
-      job_tags: '',
-      skip_tags: '',
-      diff_mode: false,
-      allow_callbacks: false,
-      allow_simultaneous: false,
-      use_fact_cache: false,
-      host_config_key: '',
-      summary_fields: {
-        user_capabilities: {
-          edit: true,
-        },
-        labels: {
-          results: [
-            { name: 'Sushi', id: 1 },
-            { name: 'Major', id: 2 },
-          ],
-        },
-        inventory: {
-          id: 2,
-          name: 'Demo Inventory',
-          organization_id: 1,
-        },
-        credentials: [
-          { id: 1, kind: 'cloud', name: 'Foo' },
-          { id: 2, kind: 'ssh', name: 'Bar' },
-        ],
-        webhook_credential: {
-          id: 7,
-          name: 'webhook credential',
-          kind: 'github_token',
-          credential_type_id: 12,
-        },
-      },
-    };
-    await act(async () =>
-      mountWithContexts(<JobTemplateEdit template={noProjectTemplate} />, {
-        context: { router: { history } },
-      })
-    );
-    expect(ProjectsAPI.readPlaybooks).not.toBeCalled();
-  });
 });
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.js
index b7f39d05fa..a2cdc04f63 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function JobTemplateForm({
     Boolean(template?.host_config_key)
   );
   const [enableWebhooks, setEnableWebhooks] = useState(
-    Boolean(template.webhook_service)
+    Boolean(template?.webhook_service)
   );
   const isMounted = useIsMounted();
   const brandName = useBrandName();
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ JobTemplateForm.defaultProps = {
 };
 
 const FormikApp = withFormik({
-  mapPropsToValues({ template = {} }) {
+  mapPropsToValues({ projectValues = {}, template = {} }) {
     const {
       summary_fields = {
         labels: { results: [] },
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ const FormikApp = withFormik({
       limit: template.limit || '',
       name: template.name || '',
       playbook: template.playbook || '',
-      project: summary_fields?.project || null,
+      project: summary_fields?.project || projectValues || null,
       scm_branch: template.scm_branch || '',
       skip_tags: template.skip_tags || '',
       timeout: template.timeout || 0,