diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/api/templateApi.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/api/templateApi.ts
index ccfc5f62042..76bbaaef4f5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/api/templateApi.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/api/templateApi.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,11 @@ generatedTemplatesApi.enhanceEndpoints({
   },
 });
 
+export type TemplatesTestPayload = { template: string; alerts: AlertField[]; name: string };
+
 export const templatesApi = generatedTemplatesApi.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: (build) => ({
-    previewTemplate: build.mutation<TemplatePreviewResponse, { template: string; alerts: AlertField[]; name: string }>({
+    previewTemplate: build.mutation<TemplatePreviewResponse, TemplatesTestPayload>({
       query: ({ template, alerts, name }) => ({
         url: previewTemplateUrl,
         data: { template: template, alerts: alerts, name: name },
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/EditContactPoint.test.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/EditContactPoint.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..477955062bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/EditContactPoint.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import 'core-js/stable/structured-clone';
+import { Routes, Route } from 'react-router-dom-v5-compat';
+import { clickSelectOption } from 'test/helpers/selectOptionInTest';
+import { render, screen } from 'test/test-utils';
+
+import EditContactPoint from 'app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/EditContactPoint';
+import { AccessControlAction } from 'app/types';
+
+import { setupMswServer } from '../../mockApi';
+import { grantUserPermissions } from '../../mocks';
+
+setupMswServer();
+
+const Index = () => {
+  return <div>redirected</div>;
+};
+
+const renderEditContactPoint = (contactPointUid: string) =>
+  render(
+    <Routes>
+      <Route path="/alerting/notifications" element={<Index />} />
+      <Route path="/alerting/notifications/receivers/:name/edit" element={<EditContactPoint />} />
+    </Routes>,
+    {
+      historyOptions: { initialEntries: [`/alerting/notifications/receivers/${contactPointUid}/edit`] },
+    }
+  );
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  grantUserPermissions([AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsRead, AccessControlAction.AlertingNotificationsWrite]);
+});
+
+const getTemplatePreviewContent = async () =>
+  await screen.findByRole('presentation', { description: /Preview with the default payload/i });
+
+const templatesSelectorTestId = 'existing-templates-selector';
+
+describe('Edit contact point', () => {
+  it('can edit a contact point with existing template field values', async () => {
+    const { user } = renderEditContactPoint('lotsa-emails');
+
+    // Expand settings and open "edit message template" drawer
+    await user.click(await screen.findByText(/optional email settings/i));
+    await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /edit message/i }));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('dialog', { name: /edit message/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await getTemplatePreviewContent()).toHaveTextContent(/some example preview for slack-template/i);
+
+    // Change the preset template and check that the preview updates correctly
+    await clickSelectOption(screen.getByTestId(templatesSelectorTestId), 'custom-email');
+    expect(await getTemplatePreviewContent()).toHaveTextContent(/some example preview for custom-email/i);
+
+    // Close the drawer
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^save$/i }));
+
+    // Check a setting that has an existing custom value, and change it to a preset template
+    await user.click(await screen.findByRole('button', { name: /edit subject/i }));
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('dialog', { name: /edit subject/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // If this isn't correct, then we haven't set the correct initial state for the radio buttons/tabs
+    expect(await screen.findByLabelText(/custom template value/i)).toHaveValue('some custom value');
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('radio', { name: /select existing template/i }));
+    await clickSelectOption(screen.getByTestId(templatesSelectorTestId), 'slack-template');
+
+    expect(await getTemplatePreviewContent()).toHaveTextContent(/some example preview for slack-template/i);
+
+    // Close the drawer
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^save$/i }));
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/template: custom-email/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/template: slack-template/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /save contact point/i }));
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/redirected/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/__snapshots__/useContactPoints.test.tsx.snap b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/__snapshots__/useContactPoints.test.tsx.snap
index 14aa20dad9a..00d2cbdd9e3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/__snapshots__/useContactPoints.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/__snapshots__/useContactPoints.test.tsx.snap
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ exports[`useContactPoints should return contact points with status 1`] = `
           "secureFields": {},
           "settings": {
             "addresses": "gilles.demey+1@grafana.com, gilles.demey+2@grafana.com, gilles.demey+3@grafana.com, gilles.demey+4@grafana.com",
+            "message": "{{ template "slack-template" . }}",
             "singleEmail": false,
+            "subject": "some custom value",
           },
           "type": "email",
           "uid": "af306c96-35a2-4d6e-908a-4993e245dbb2",
@@ -243,7 +245,9 @@ exports[`useContactPoints when having oncall plugin installed and no alert manag
           "secureFields": {},
           "settings": {
             "addresses": "gilles.demey+1@grafana.com, gilles.demey+2@grafana.com, gilles.demey+3@grafana.com, gilles.demey+4@grafana.com",
+            "message": "{{ template "slack-template" . }}",
             "singleEmail": false,
+            "subject": "some custom value",
           },
           "type": "email",
           "uid": "af306c96-35a2-4d6e-908a-4993e245dbb2",
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/templates/EditorColumnHeader.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/templates/EditorColumnHeader.tsx
index 63369188507..bd0d77a2a15 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/templates/EditorColumnHeader.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/templates/EditorColumnHeader.tsx
@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { Label, Stack, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-export function EditorColumnHeader({ label, actions }: { label: string; actions?: React.ReactNode }) {
+type Props = { label: string; actions?: React.ReactNode; id?: string };
+
+export function EditorColumnHeader({ label, actions, id }: Props) {
   const styles = useStyles2(editorColumnStyles);
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.container}>
-      <Label className={styles.label}>{label}</Label>
+      <Label className={styles.label} id={id}>
+        {label}
+      </Label>
       <Stack direction="row" gap={1}>
         {actions}
       </Stack>
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ export function EditorColumnHeader({ label, actions }: { label: string; actions?
   );
 }
 
-export const editorColumnStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+const editorColumnStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
   container: css({
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'row',
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/__snapshots__/NewReceiverView.test.tsx.snap b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/__snapshots__/NewReceiverView.test.tsx.snap
index ededb25feb5..9141fd5246f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/__snapshots__/NewReceiverView.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/__snapshots__/NewReceiverView.test.tsx.snap
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ exports[`alerting API server disabled should be able to test and save a receiver
           "secureFields": {},
           "settings": {
             "addresses": "gilles.demey+1@grafana.com, gilles.demey+2@grafana.com, gilles.demey+3@grafana.com, gilles.demey+4@grafana.com",
+            "message": "{{ template "slack-template" . }}",
             "singleEmail": false,
+            "subject": "some custom value",
           },
           "type": "email",
           "uid": "af306c96-35a2-4d6e-908a-4993e245dbb2",
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/form/fields/TemplateContentAndPreview.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/form/fields/TemplateContentAndPreview.tsx
index 419f0b51d77..74d64d7be89 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/form/fields/TemplateContentAndPreview.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/form/fields/TemplateContentAndPreview.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export function TemplateContentAndPreview({
   const { data, error } = usePreviewTemplate(templateContent, templateName, payload, setPayloadFormatError);
   const previewToRender = getPreviewResults(error, payloadFormatError, data);
 
+  const templatePreviewId = 'template-preview';
+
   return (
     <div className={cx(className, styles.mainContainer)}>
       <div className={styles.container}>
@@ -58,9 +60,15 @@ export function TemplateContentAndPreview({
 
       {isGrafanaAlertManager && (
         <div className={styles.container}>
-          <EditorColumnHeader label="Preview with the default payload" />
+          <EditorColumnHeader id={templatePreviewId} label="Preview with the default payload" />
           <Box flex={1}>
-            <div className={styles.viewerContainer({ height: 'minHeight' })}>{previewToRender}</div>
+            <div
+              role="presentation"
+              aria-describedby={templatePreviewId}
+              className={styles.viewerContainer({ height: 'minHeight' })}
+            >
+              {previewToRender}
+            </div>
           </Box>
         </div>
       )}
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/form/fields/TemplateSelector.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/form/fields/TemplateSelector.tsx
index 1472fb111ea..185e5f34b25 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/form/fields/TemplateSelector.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/receivers/form/fields/TemplateSelector.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   Button,
   Drawer,
   IconButton,
-  Input,
+  Label,
   RadioButtonGroup,
   Select,
   Stack,
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   TextArea,
   useStyles2,
 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import {
   trackEditInputWithTemplate,
   trackUseCustomInputInTemplate,
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ import { defaultPayloadString } from '../../TemplateForm';
 import { TemplateContentAndPreview } from './TemplateContentAndPreview';
 import { getTemplateName, getUseTemplateText, matchesOnlyOneTemplate, parseTemplates } from './utils';
 
+const { useGetDefaultTemplatesQuery } = templatesApi;
+
 interface TemplatesPickerProps {
   onSelect: (temnplate: string) => void;
   option: NotificationChannelOption;
@@ -45,27 +48,23 @@ export function TemplatesPicker({ onSelect, option, valueInForm }: TemplatesPick
     setShowTemplates(true);
     trackEditInputWithTemplate();
   };
+  const handleClose = () => setShowTemplates(false);
+
   return (
     <>
       <Button
         icon="edit"
-        tooltip={'Edit using existing templates.'}
+        tooltip={`Edit ${option.label.toLowerCase()} using existing templates.`}
         onClick={onClick}
         variant="secondary"
         size="sm"
-        aria-label={'Select available template from the list of available templates.'}
       >
         {`Edit ${option.label}`}
       </Button>
 
       {showTemplates && (
-        <Drawer title={`Edit ${option.label}`} size="md" onClose={() => setShowTemplates(false)}>
-          <TemplateSelector
-            onSelect={onSelect}
-            onClose={() => setShowTemplates(false)}
-            option={option}
-            valueInForm={valueInForm}
-          />
+        <Drawer title={`Edit ${option.label}`} size="md" onClose={handleClose}>
+          <TemplateSelector onSelect={onSelect} onClose={handleClose} option={option} valueInForm={valueInForm} />
         </Drawer>
       )}
     </>
@@ -102,10 +101,6 @@ export function getTemplateOptions(templateFiles: NotificationTemplate[], defaul
   // return the sum of default and custom templates
   return Array.from(templateMap.values());
 }
-function getContentFromOptions(name: string, options: Array<SelectableValue<Template>>) {
-  const template = options.find((option) => option.label === name);
-  return template?.value?.content ?? '';
-}
 
 export interface Template {
   name: string;
@@ -117,40 +112,44 @@ interface TemplateSelectorProps {
   option: NotificationChannelOption;
   valueInForm: string;
 }
+
 function TemplateSelector({ onSelect, onClose, option, valueInForm }: TemplateSelectorProps) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
-  const useGetDefaultTemplatesQuery = templatesApi.endpoints.getDefaultTemplates.useQuery;
-  const [template, setTemplate] = useState<Template | undefined>(undefined);
-  const [inputToUpdate, setInputToUpdate] = useState<string>('');
-  const [inputToUpdateCustom, setInputToUpdateCustom] = useState<string>(valueInForm);
+  const valueInFormIsCustom = Boolean(valueInForm) && !matchesOnlyOneTemplate(valueInForm);
+  const [template, setTemplate] = useState<SelectableValue<Template> | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [customTemplateValue, setCustomTemplateValue] = useState<string>(valueInForm);
 
   const { selectedAlertmanager } = useAlertmanager();
   const { data = [], error, isLoading } = useNotificationTemplates({ alertmanager: selectedAlertmanager! });
   const { data: defaultTemplates } = useGetDefaultTemplatesQuery();
-  const [templateOption, setTemplateOption] = useState<TemplateFieldOption>('Existing');
+  const [templateOption, setTemplateOption] = useState<TemplateFieldOption | undefined>(
+    valueInFormIsCustom ? 'Custom' : 'Existing'
+  );
   const [_, copyToClipboard] = useCopyToClipboard();
 
   const templateOptions: Array<SelectableValue<TemplateFieldOption>> = [
     {
       label: 'Select existing template',
+      ariaLabel: 'Select existing template',
       value: 'Existing',
       description: `Select a single template and preview it, or copy it to paste it in the custom tab. ${templateOption === 'Existing' ? 'Clicking Save will save your changes to the selected template.' : ''}`,
     },
     {
       label: `Enter custom ${option.label.toLowerCase()}`,
+      ariaLabel: `Enter custom ${option.label.toLowerCase()}`,
       value: 'Custom',
       description: `Enter custom ${option.label.toLowerCase()}. ${templateOption === 'Custom' ? 'Clicking Save will save the custom value only.' : ''}`,
     },
   ];
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (template) {
-      setInputToUpdate(getUseTemplateText(template.name));
+    if (template?.value?.name) {
+      setCustomTemplateValue(getUseTemplateText(template.value.name));
     }
   }, [template]);
 
   function onCustomTemplateChange(customInput: string) {
-    setInputToUpdateCustom(customInput);
+    setCustomTemplateValue(customInput);
   }
 
   const onTemplateOptionChange = (option: TemplateFieldOption) => {
@@ -164,21 +163,14 @@ function TemplateSelector({ onSelect, onClose, option, valueInForm }: TemplateSe
     return getTemplateOptions(data, defaultTemplates);
   }, [data, defaultTemplates, isLoading, error]);
 
-  // if we are using only one template, we should settemplate to that template
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (Boolean(valueInForm)) {
-      if (matchesOnlyOneTemplate(valueInForm)) {
-        const name = getTemplateName(valueInForm);
-        setTemplate({
-          name,
-          content: getContentFromOptions(name, options),
-        });
-      } else {
-        // if it's empty we default to select existing template
-        setTemplateOption('Custom');
-      }
+  const defaultTemplateValue = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!options.length || !Boolean(valueInForm) || !matchesOnlyOneTemplate(valueInForm)) {
+      return null;
     }
-  }, [valueInForm, setTemplate, setTemplateOption, options]);
+    const nameOfTemplateInForm = getTemplateName(valueInForm);
+
+    return options.find((option) => option.label === nameOfTemplateInForm) || null;
+  }, [options, valueInForm]);
 
   if (error) {
     return <div>Error loading templates</div>;
@@ -202,26 +194,29 @@ function TemplateSelector({ onSelect, onClose, option, valueInForm }: TemplateSe
           <Stack direction="column" gap={1}>
             <Stack direction="row" gap={1} alignItems="center">
               <Select<Template>
+                data-testid="existing-templates-selector"
                 placeholder="Choose template"
                 aria-label="Choose template"
                 onChange={(value: SelectableValue<Template>, _) => {
-                  setTemplate(value?.value);
+                  setTemplate(value);
                 }}
                 options={options}
                 width={50}
-                value={template ? { label: template.name, value: template } : undefined}
+                defaultValue={defaultTemplateValue}
               />
               <IconButton
                 tooltip="Copy selected template to clipboard. You can use it in the custom tab."
-                onClick={() => copyToClipboard(getUseTemplateText(template?.name ?? ''))}
+                onClick={() =>
+                  copyToClipboard(getUseTemplateText(template?.value?.name ?? defaultTemplateValue?.value?.name ?? ''))
+                }
                 name="copy"
               />
             </Stack>
 
             <TemplateContentAndPreview
-              templateContent={template?.content ?? ''}
+              templateContent={template?.value?.content ?? defaultTemplateValue?.value?.content ?? ''}
               payload={defaultPayloadString}
-              templateName={template?.name ?? ''}
+              templateName={template?.value?.name ?? defaultTemplateValue?.value?.name ?? ''}
               setPayloadFormatError={() => {}}
               className={cx(styles.templatePreview, styles.minEditorSize)}
               payloadFormatError={null}
@@ -231,7 +226,7 @@ function TemplateSelector({ onSelect, onClose, option, valueInForm }: TemplateSe
           <OptionCustomfield
             option={option}
             onCustomTemplateChange={onCustomTemplateChange}
-            initialValue={inputToUpdateCustom}
+            initialValue={customTemplateValue}
           />
         )}
       </Stack>
@@ -242,13 +237,15 @@ function TemplateSelector({ onSelect, onClose, option, valueInForm }: TemplateSe
         <Button
           variant="primary"
           onClick={() => {
-            onSelect(templateOption === 'Custom' ? inputToUpdateCustom : inputToUpdate);
-            onClose();
             if (templateOption === 'Custom') {
               trackUseCustomInputInTemplate();
+              onSelect(customTemplateValue);
             } else {
               trackUseSingleTemplateInInput();
+              const name = template?.value?.name ?? defaultTemplateValue?.value?.name ?? '';
+              onSelect(getUseTemplateText(name));
             }
+            return onClose();
           }}
         >
           Save
@@ -267,31 +264,21 @@ function OptionCustomfield({
   onCustomTemplateChange(customInput: string): void;
   initialValue: string;
 }) {
-  switch (option.element) {
-    case 'textarea':
-      return (
-        <Stack direction="row" gap={1} alignItems="center">
-          <TextArea
-            placeholder={option.placeholder}
-            onChange={(e) => onCustomTemplateChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
-            defaultValue={initialValue}
-          />
-        </Stack>
-      );
-    case 'input':
-      return (
-        <Stack direction="row" gap={1} alignItems="center">
-          <Input
-            type={option.inputType}
-            placeholder={option.placeholder}
-            onChange={(e) => onCustomTemplateChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
-            defaultValue={initialValue}
-          />
-        </Stack>
-      );
-    default:
-      return null;
-  }
+  const id = `custom-template-${option.label}`;
+  return (
+    <Stack direction="column" gap={1}>
+      <Label htmlFor={id}>
+        <Trans i18nKey="alerting.contact-points.custom-template-value">Custom template value</Trans>
+      </Label>
+      <TextArea
+        id={id}
+        label="Custom template"
+        placeholder={option.placeholder}
+        onChange={(e) => onCustomTemplateChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
+        defaultValue={initialValue}
+      />
+    </Stack>
+  );
 }
 
 interface WrapWithTemplateSelectionProps extends PropsWithChildren {
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mockGrafanaNotifiers.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mockGrafanaNotifiers.ts
index 58c20a86262..4b3c729cb4a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mockGrafanaNotifiers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mockGrafanaNotifiers.ts
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export const grafanaAlertNotifiersMock: NotifierDTO[] = [
         label: 'Message',
         description:
           'Optional message. You can use templates to customize this field. Using a custom message will replace the default message',
-        placeholder: '',
+        placeholder: '{{ template "default.message" . }}',
         propertyName: 'message',
         selectOptions: null,
         showWhen: {
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/entities/alertmanager-config/grafana-alertmanager-config.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/entities/alertmanager-config/grafana-alertmanager-config.ts
index 1ddaa209483..e05bf8306fc 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/entities/alertmanager-config/grafana-alertmanager-config.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/entities/alertmanager-config/grafana-alertmanager-config.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ const grafanaAlertmanagerConfig: AlertManagerCortexConfig = {
               addresses:
                 'gilles.demey+1@grafana.com, gilles.demey+2@grafana.com, gilles.demey+3@grafana.com, gilles.demey+4@grafana.com',
               singleEmail: false,
+              message: '{{ template "slack-template" . }}',
+              subject: 'some custom value',
             },
             secureFields: {},
           },
diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/handlers/alertmanagers.ts b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/handlers/alertmanagers.ts
index fad8569ced9..bc96f2f785b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/handlers/alertmanagers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/server/handlers/alertmanagers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { http, HttpResponse, JsonBodyType, StrictResponse } from 'msw';
 
+import { TemplatesTestPayload } from 'app/features/alerting/unified/api/templateApi';
 import receiversMock from 'app/features/alerting/unified/components/contact-points/__mocks__/receivers.mock.json';
 import { MOCK_SILENCE_ID_EXISTING, mockAlertmanagerAlert } from 'app/features/alerting/unified/mocks';
 import { defaultGrafanaAlertingConfigurationStatusResponse } from 'app/features/alerting/unified/mocks/alertmanagerApi';
@@ -135,9 +136,17 @@ export const updateAlertmanagerConfigHandler = (responseOverride?: typeof ALERTM
   });
 
 const getGrafanaAlertmanagerTemplatePreview = () =>
-  http.post('/api/alertmanager/grafana/config/api/v1/templates/test', () =>
-    // TODO: Scaffold out template preview response as needed by tests
-    HttpResponse.json({})
+  http.post<never, TemplatesTestPayload>(
+    '/api/alertmanager/grafana/config/api/v1/templates/test',
+    async ({ request }) => {
+      const body = await request.json();
+
+      if (body?.template.startsWith('{{')) {
+        return HttpResponse.json({ results: [{ name: 'asdasd', text: `some example preview for ${body.name}` }] });
+      }
+
+      return HttpResponse.json({});
+    }
   );
 
 const getReceiversHandler = () =>
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index 407b972b120..1ac24231cee 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
     "contact-point": "Contact Point",
     "contact-points": {
       "create": "Create contact point",
+      "custom-template-value": "Custom template value",
       "delete-reasons": {
         "heading": "Contact point cannot be deleted for the following reasons:",
         "no-permissions": "You do not have the required permission to delete this contact point",
diff --git a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
index 5f9ffb52953..515ce44c4e4 100644
--- a/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/pseudo-LOCALE/grafana.json
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
     "contact-point": "Cőʼnŧäčŧ Pőįʼnŧ",
     "contact-points": {
       "create": "Cřęäŧę čőʼnŧäčŧ pőįʼnŧ",
+      "custom-template-value": "Cūşŧőm ŧęmpľäŧę väľūę",
       "delete-reasons": {
         "heading": "Cőʼnŧäčŧ pőįʼnŧ čäʼnʼnőŧ þę đęľęŧęđ ƒőř ŧĥę ƒőľľőŵįʼnģ řęäşőʼnş:",
         "no-permissions": "Ÿőū đő ʼnőŧ ĥävę ŧĥę řęqūįřęđ pęřmįşşįőʼn ŧő đęľęŧę ŧĥįş čőʼnŧäčŧ pőįʼnŧ",