diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd.jsx
index 3656c73c02..e47e1fcf95 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd.jsx
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { Card, PageSection } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { CardBody } from '../../../components/Card';
 
-import { WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI, OrganizationsAPI } from '../../../api';
+import {
+  WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI,
+  OrganizationsAPI,
+  UsersAPI,
+} from '../../../api';
 import WorkflowJobTemplateForm from '../shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm';
+import { useConfig } from '../../../contexts/Config';
+import useRequest from '../../../util/useRequest';
+import ContentError from '../../../components/ContentError';
+import ContentLoading from '../../../components/ContentLoading';
 
 function WorkflowJobTemplateAdd() {
+  const { me = {} } = useConfig();
   const history = useHistory();
   const [formSubmitError, setFormSubmitError] = useState(null);
 
@@ -60,6 +69,33 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateAdd() {
     history.push(`/templates`);
   };
 
+  const {
+    isLoading,
+    request: fetchUserRole,
+    result: { orgAdminResults, isOrgAdmin },
+    error: contentError,
+  } = useRequest(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const {
+        data: { results, count },
+      } = await UsersAPI.readAdminOfOrganizations(me?.id);
+      return { isOrgAdmin: count > 0, orgAdminResults: results };
+    }, [me.id]),
+    { isOrgAdmin: false, orgAdminResults: null }
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchUserRole();
+  }, [fetchUserRole]);
+
+  if (contentError) {
+    return <ContentError error={contentError} />;
+  }
+
+  if (isLoading || !orgAdminResults) {
+    return <ContentLoading />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <PageSection>
       <Card>
@@ -68,6 +104,7 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateAdd() {
             handleCancel={handleCancel}
             handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
             submitError={formSubmitError}
+            isOrgAdmin={isOrgAdmin}
           />
         </CardBody>
       </Card>
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd.test.jsx
index 2cfd5e0093..6b09435fab 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/WorkflowJobTemplateAdd.test.jsx
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ import {
   OrganizationsAPI,
   LabelsAPI,
   ExecutionEnvironmentsAPI,
+  UsersAPI,
 } from '../../../api';
-import { mountWithContexts } from '../../../../testUtils/enzymeHelpers';
+import {
+  mountWithContexts,
+  waitForElement,
+} from '../../../../testUtils/enzymeHelpers';
 
 import WorkflowJobTemplateAdd from './WorkflowJobTemplateAdd';
 
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ jest.mock('../../../api/models/Organizations');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/Labels');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/Inventories');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/ExecutionEnvironments');
+jest.mock('../../../api/models/Users');
 
 describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/>', () => {
   let wrapper;
@@ -40,6 +45,10 @@ describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/>', () => {
       data: { results: [{ id: 1, name: 'Foo', image: 'localhost.com' }] },
     });
 
+    UsersAPI.readAdminOfOrganizations.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { count: 0, results: [] },
+    });
+
     await act(async () => {
       history = createMemoryHistory({
         initialEntries: ['/templates/workflow_job_template/add'],
@@ -67,6 +76,7 @@ describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateAdd/>', () => {
           }
         );
       });
+      await waitForElement(wrapper, 'ContentLoading', el => el.length === 0);
     });
   });
   afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.jsx
index dd47118316..96a0be82df 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.jsx
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import { CardBody } from '../../../components/Card';
 import { getAddedAndRemoved } from '../../../util/lists';
-import { WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI, OrganizationsAPI } from '../../../api';
+import {
+  WorkflowJobTemplatesAPI,
+  OrganizationsAPI,
+  UsersAPI,
+} from '../../../api';
 import { WorkflowJobTemplateForm } from '../shared';
+import { useConfig } from '../../../contexts/Config';
+import useRequest from '../../../util/useRequest';
+import ContentError from '../../../components/ContentError';
+import ContentLoading from '../../../components/ContentLoading';
 
 function WorkflowJobTemplateEdit({ template }) {
+  const { me = {} } = useConfig();
   const history = useHistory();
   const [formSubmitError, setFormSubmitError] = useState(null);
 
@@ -69,6 +78,33 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateEdit({ template }) {
     history.push(`/templates/workflow_job_template/${template.id}/details`);
   };
 
+  const {
+    isLoading,
+    request: fetchUserRole,
+    result: { orgAdminResults, isOrgAdmin },
+    error: contentError,
+  } = useRequest(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const {
+        data: { results, count },
+      } = await UsersAPI.readAdminOfOrganizations(me?.id);
+      return { isOrgAdmin: count > 0, orgAdminResults: results };
+    }, [me.id]),
+    { isOrgAdmin: false, orgAdminResults: null }
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchUserRole();
+  }, [fetchUserRole]);
+
+  if (contentError) {
+    return <ContentError error={contentError} />;
+  }
+
+  if (isLoading || !orgAdminResults) {
+    return <ContentLoading />;
+  }
+
   return (
     <CardBody>
       <WorkflowJobTemplateForm
@@ -76,6 +112,7 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateEdit({ template }) {
         handleCancel={handleCancel}
         template={template}
         submitError={formSubmitError}
+        isOrgAdmin={isOrgAdmin}
       />
     </CardBody>
   );
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.test.jsx
index 1f760bb302..f85e2f213f 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/WorkflowJobTemplateEdit.test.jsx
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ import {
   OrganizationsAPI,
   LabelsAPI,
   ExecutionEnvironmentsAPI,
+  UsersAPI,
 } from '../../../api';
-import { mountWithContexts } from '../../../../testUtils/enzymeHelpers';
+import {
+  mountWithContexts,
+  waitForElement,
+} from '../../../../testUtils/enzymeHelpers';
 import WorkflowJobTemplateEdit from './WorkflowJobTemplateEdit';
 
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/WorkflowJobTemplates');
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ jest.mock('../../../api/models/Labels');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/Organizations');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/Inventories');
 jest.mock('../../../api/models/ExecutionEnvironments');
+jest.mock('../../../api/models/Users');
 
 const mockTemplate = {
   id: 6,
@@ -74,6 +79,10 @@ describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/>', () => {
       },
     });
 
+    UsersAPI.readAdminOfOrganizations.mockResolvedValue({
+      data: { count: 1, results: [{ id: 1 }] },
+    });
+
     await act(async () => {
       history = createMemoryHistory({
         initialEntries: ['/templates/workflow_job_template/6/edit'],
@@ -95,6 +104,7 @@ describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/>', () => {
           },
         }
       );
+      await waitForElement(wrapper, 'ContentLoading', el => el.length === 0);
     });
   });
 
@@ -241,6 +251,7 @@ describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateEdit/>', () => {
         }
       );
     });
+    await waitForElement(newWrapper, 'ContentLoading', el => el.length === 0);
     OrganizationsAPI.read.mockRejectedValue({
       response: {
         config: {
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.jsx
index 01fd9378c0..a1891d26f0 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.jsx
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateForm({
   handleCancel,
   i18n,
   submitError,
+  isOrgAdmin,
 }) {
   const { setFieldValue } = useFormikContext();
   const [enableWebhooks, setEnableWebhooks] = useState(
@@ -55,7 +56,9 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateForm({
   );
   const [labelsField, , labelsHelpers] = useField('labels');
   const [limitField, limitMeta, limitHelpers] = useField('limit');
-  const [organizationField, organizationMeta] = useField('organization');
+  const [organizationField, organizationMeta, organizationHelpers] = useField(
+    'organization'
+  );
   const [scmField, , scmHelpers] = useField('scm_branch');
   const [, webhookServiceMeta, webhookServiceHelpers] = useField(
     'webhook_service'
@@ -119,9 +122,14 @@ function WorkflowJobTemplateForm({
         />
         <OrganizationLookup
           helperTextInvalid={organizationMeta.error}
+          isValid={!organizationMeta.touched || !organizationMeta.error}
+          onBlur={() => organizationHelpers.setTouched()}
           onChange={onOrganizationChange}
           value={organizationField.value}
-          isValid={!organizationMeta.error}
+          touched={organizationMeta.touched}
+          error={organizationMeta.error}
+          required={isOrgAdmin}
+          autoPopulate={isOrgAdmin}
         />
         <>
           <InventoryLookup
@@ -287,6 +295,7 @@ WorkflowJobTemplateForm.propTypes = {
   handleSubmit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   handleCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   submitError: shape({}),
+  isOrgAdmin: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 WorkflowJobTemplateForm.defaultProps = {
@@ -297,6 +306,7 @@ WorkflowJobTemplateForm.defaultProps = {
     inventory: undefined,
     project: undefined,
   },
+  isOrgAdmin: false,
 };
 
 const FormikApp = withFormik({
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.test.jsx
index 7b796b37fc..ccea65a8b9 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/WorkflowJobTemplateForm.test.jsx
@@ -124,6 +124,40 @@ describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateForm/>', () => {
     expect(wrapper.length).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  test('organization is a required field for organization admins', async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+        <Route
+          path="/templates/workflow_job_template/:id/edit"
+          component={() => (
+            <WorkflowJobTemplateForm
+              template={mockTemplate}
+              handleCancel={handleCancel}
+              handleSubmit={handleSubmit}
+              isOrgAdmin
+            />
+          )}
+        />,
+        {
+          context: {
+            router: {
+              history,
+              route: {
+                location: history.location,
+                match: { params: { id: 6 } },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        }
+      );
+    });
+
+    wrapper.update();
+    expect(
+      wrapper.find('FormGroup[label="Organization"]').prop('isRequired')
+    ).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
   test('all the fields render successfully', () => {
     const fields = [
       'FormField[name="name"]',
@@ -140,6 +174,9 @@ describe('<WorkflowJobTemplateForm/>', () => {
       expect(wrapper.find(`${field}`).length).toBe(1);
     };
     fields.map((field, index) => assertField(field, index));
+    expect(
+      wrapper.find('FormGroup[label="Organization"]').prop('isRequired')
+    ).toBeFalsy();
   });
 
   test('changing inputs should update values', async () => {