diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/private-selectors.ts b/packages/core-data/src/private-selectors.ts
index 0d4a28ad174a19..31c06f4f2073de 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/private-selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/private-selectors.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@ import { createSelector, createRegistrySelector } from '@wordpress/data';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import { getDefaultTemplateId, getEntityRecord, type State } from './selectors';
+import {
+	getDefaultTemplateId,
+	getEditedEntityRecord,
+	getEntityRecord,
+	type State,
+	type GetRecordsHttpQuery,
+} from './selectors';
 import { STORE_NAME } from './name';
 import { unlock } from './lock-unlock';
+import type * as ET from './entity-types';
 
 type EntityRecordKey = string | number;
 
@@ -257,3 +264,54 @@ export const getTemplateId = createRegistrySelector(
 		} );
 	}
 );
+
+/**
+ * Returns a list of entity records, merged with their edits.
+ *
+ * @param state     State tree.
+ * @param kind      Entity kind.
+ * @param name      Entity name.
+ * @param recordIds Record IDs.
+ *
+ * @return The list of entity records, merged with their edits.
+ */
+export const getEditedEntityRecords = createSelector(
+	< EntityRecord extends ET.EntityRecord< any > >(
+		state: State,
+		kind: string,
+		name: string,
+		recordIds: EntityRecordKey[]
+	): Array< ET.Updatable< EntityRecord > | false > => {
+		return recordIds.map( ( recordId ) =>
+			getEditedEntityRecord( state, kind, name, recordId )
+		);
+	},
+	(
+		state: State,
+		kind: string,
+		name: string,
+		recordIds: EntityRecordKey[],
+		query?: GetRecordsHttpQuery
+	) => {
+		const context = query?.context ?? 'default';
+		return [
+			state.entities.config,
+			...recordIds.map(
+				( recordId ) =>
+					state.entities.records?.[ kind ]?.[ name ]?.queriedData
+						.items[ context ]?.[ recordId ]
+			),
+			...recordIds.map(
+				( recordId ) =>
+					state.entities.records?.[ kind ]?.[ name ]?.queriedData
+						.itemIsComplete[ context ]?.[ recordId ]
+			),
+			...recordIds.map(
+				( recordId ) =>
+					state.entities.records?.[ kind ]?.[ name ]?.edits?.[
+						recordId
+					]
+			),
+		];
+	}
+);
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts b/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
index 7f4b0d38846468..c31ebc04254640 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ type Optional< T > = T | undefined;
 /**
  * HTTP Query parameters sent with the API request to fetch the entity records.
  */
-type GetRecordsHttpQuery = Record< string, any >;
+export type GetRecordsHttpQuery = Record< string, any >;
 
 /**
  * Arguments for EntityRecord selectors.
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/index.js
index 4b541d52d429cc..deb621c9d058e1 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/index.js
@@ -21,27 +21,48 @@ import { usePostActions } from './actions';
 const { Menu, kebabCase } = unlock( componentsPrivateApis );
 
 function useEditedEntityRecordsWithPermissions( postType, postIds ) {
-	const { items, permissions } = useSelect(
+	const { items, entityConfig } = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
-			const { getEditedEntityRecord, getEntityRecordPermissions } =
-				unlock( select( coreStore ) );
+			const { getEntityConfig } = select( coreStore );
+			const { getEditedEntityRecords } = unlock( select( coreStore ) );
+			const entityRecords = getEditedEntityRecords(
+				'postType',
+				postType,
+				postIds
+			);
+
 			return {
-				items: postIds.map( ( postId ) =>
-					getEditedEntityRecord( 'postType', postType, postId )
-				),
-				permissions: postIds.map( ( postId ) =>
-					getEntityRecordPermissions( 'postType', postType, postId )
-				),
+				items: entityRecords,
+				entityConfig: getEntityConfig( 'postType', postType ),
 			};
 		},
 		[ postIds, postType ]
 	);
 
+	const ids = useMemo(
+		() =>
+			items?.map( ( record ) => record[ entityConfig?.key ?? 'id' ] ) ??
+			[],
+		[ items, entityConfig?.key ]
+	);
+
+	const permissions = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			const { getEntityRecordsPermissions } = unlock(
+				select( coreStore )
+			);
+			return getEntityRecordsPermissions( 'postType', postType, ids );
+		},
+		[ ids, postType ]
+	);
+
 	return useMemo( () => {
-		return items.map( ( item, index ) => ( {
-			...item,
-			permissions: permissions[ index ],
-		} ) );
+		return (
+			items?.map( ( item, index ) => ( {
+				...item,
+				permissions: permissions ? permissions[ index ] : undefined,
+			} ) ) ?? []
+		);
 	}, [ items, permissions ] );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/fields/template/template-edit.tsx b/packages/fields/src/fields/template/template-edit.tsx
index c17364568a4578..20fc05c0a4a10a 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/fields/template/template-edit.tsx
+++ b/packages/fields/src/fields/template/template-edit.tsx
@@ -39,52 +39,50 @@ export const TemplateEdit = ( {
 		typeof data.id === 'number' ? data.id : parseInt( data.id, 10 );
 	const slug = data.slug;
 
-	const { availableTemplates, templates } = useSelect(
+	const { templates, allowSwitchingTemplate } = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
-			const allTemplates =
-				select( coreStore ).getEntityRecords< WpTemplate >(
-					'postType',
-					'wp_template',
-					{
-						per_page: -1,
-						post_type: postType,
-					}
-				) ?? [];
+			const allTemplates = select(
+				coreStore
+			).getEntityRecords< WpTemplate >( 'postType', 'wp_template', {
+				per_page: -1,
+				post_type: postType,
+			} );
 
 			const { getHomePage, getPostsPageId } = unlock(
 				select( coreStore )
 			);
 
-			const isPostsPage = getPostsPageId() === +postId;
+			const isPostsPage = getPostsPageId() === postId.toString();
 			const isFrontPage =
-				postType === 'page' && getHomePage()?.postId === +postId;
-
-			const allowSwitchingTemplate = ! isPostsPage && ! isFrontPage;
+				postType === 'page' &&
+				getHomePage()?.postId === postId.toString();
 
 			return {
 				templates: allTemplates,
-				availableTemplates: allowSwitchingTemplate
-					? allTemplates.filter(
-							( template ) =>
-								template.is_custom &&
-								template.slug !== data.template &&
-								!! template.content.raw // Skip empty templates.
-					  )
-					: [],
+				allowSwitchingTemplate: ! isPostsPage && ! isFrontPage,
 			};
 		},
-		[ data.template, postId, postType ]
+		[ postId, postType ]
 	);
 
 	const templatesAsPatterns = useMemo(
 		() =>
-			availableTemplates.map( ( template ) => ( {
-				name: template.slug,
-				blocks: parse( template.content.raw ),
-				title: decodeEntities( template.title.rendered ),
-				id: template.id,
-			} ) ),
-		[ availableTemplates ]
+			allowSwitchingTemplate
+				? ( templates ?? [] )
+						.filter(
+							( template ) =>
+								template.is_custom &&
+								template.slug !== data.template &&
+								!! template.content.raw // Skip empty templates.
+						)
+						.map( ( template ) => ( {
+							name: template.slug,
+							blocks: parse( template.content.raw ),
+							title: decodeEntities( template.title.rendered ),
+							id: template.id,
+						} ) )
+				: [],
+		[ templates, allowSwitchingTemplate, data.template ]
 	);
 
 	const shownTemplates = useAsyncList( templatesAsPatterns );
@@ -151,6 +149,10 @@ export const TemplateEdit = ( {
 						variant="tertiary"
 						size="compact"
 						onClick={ onToggle }
+						accessibleWhenDisabled
+						disabled={
+							value === '' && ! templatesAsPatterns.length
+						}
 					>
 						{ currentTemplate
 							? getItemTitle( currentTemplate )
@@ -159,14 +161,16 @@ export const TemplateEdit = ( {
 				) }
 				renderContent={ ( { onToggle } ) => (
 					<MenuGroup>
-						<MenuItem
-							onClick={ () => {
-								setShowModal( true );
-								onToggle();
-							} }
-						>
-							{ __( 'Swap template' ) }
-						</MenuItem>
+						{ templatesAsPatterns.length > 0 && (
+							<MenuItem
+								onClick={ () => {
+									setShowModal( true );
+									onToggle();
+								} }
+							>
+								{ __( 'Swap template' ) }
+							</MenuItem>
+						) }
 						{
 							// The default template in a post is indicated by an empty string
 							value !== '' && (