diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/duotone.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/duotone.js
index 6ec04dee153863..c4845b34b49f83 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/duotone.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/duotone.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ const withDuotoneStyles = createHigherOrderComponent(
 		);
 		const selectorsGroup = selectorsScoped.join( ', ' );
 
-		const className = classnames( props?.classname, id );
+		const className = classnames( props?.className, id );
 
 		return (
 			<>
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/style.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/style.js
index 5fe41775a51ee0..e05f32c88bd132 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/style.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/style.js
@@ -265,11 +265,12 @@ const withElementsStyles = createHigherOrderComponent(
 				<BlockListBlock
 					{ ...props }
 					className={
-						elements &&
-						classnames(
-							props.classname,
-							blockElementsContainerIdentifier
-						)
+						elements
+							? classnames(
+									props.className,
+									blockElementsContainerIdentifier
+							  )
+							: props.className
 					}
 				/>
 			</>
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/template/actions.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/template/actions.js
index 2568f4881f3b25..b7a0ccec82e7b1 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/template/actions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/sidebar/template/actions.js
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ function PostTemplateActions() {
 								createBlock( 'core/site-tagline' ),
 								createBlock( 'core/separator' ),
 								createBlock( 'core/post-title' ),
-								createBlock( 'core/post-content' ),
+								createBlock( 'core/post-content', {
+									layout: { inherit: true },
+								} ),
 							];
 							__unstableSwitchToTemplateMode( {
 								slug:
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
index a1bd43cd8cca0b..9164bdfd2c9549 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/visual-editor/index.js
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ export default function VisualEditor( { styles } ) {
 	);
 
 	const layout = useMemo( () => {
+		if ( isTemplateMode ) {
+			return { type: 'default' };
+		}
+
 		if ( themeSupportsLayout ) {
 			const alignments =
 				contentSize || wideSize
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ export default function VisualEditor( { styles } ) {
 			};
 		}
 		return undefined;
-	}, [ themeSupportsLayout, contentSize, wideSize ] );
+	}, [ isTemplateMode, themeSupportsLayout, contentSize, wideSize ] );
 
 	return (
 		<div
@@ -222,7 +226,7 @@ export default function VisualEditor( { styles } ) {
 							styles={ styles }
 							style={ { paddingBottom } }
 						>
-							{ themeSupportsLayout && (
+							{ themeSupportsLayout && ! isTemplateMode && (
 								<LayoutStyle
 									selector=".edit-post-visual-editor__post-title-wrapper, .block-editor-block-list__layout.is-root-container"
 									layout={ defaultLayout }