diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
index 03cc7ecbec75b..4ee8d7d3449cb 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function useTemplateTitleAndDescription( postType, postId ) {
 		</>
 	);
 
-	return { title, description };
+	return { title, description, template: record };
 }
 
 export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplate() {
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/index.js
index 0b54d6ef3ea71..5613213bfaa3c 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/index.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-import { DropdownMenu, MenuGroup, MenuItem } from '@wordpress/components';
-import { moreVertical } from '@wordpress/icons';
+import { privateApis as componentsPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/components';
+// import { Icon, moreVertical } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { store as noticesStore } from '@wordpress/notices';
 
 /**
@@ -16,6 +16,21 @@ import isTemplateRemovable from '../../utils/is-template-removable';
 import isTemplateRevertable from '../../utils/is-template-revertable';
 import RenameMenuItem from './rename-menu-item';
 
+import { unlock } from '../../private-apis';
+
+const {
+	DropdownMenuV2,
+	// DropdownMenuCheckboxItemV2,
+	DropdownMenuGroupV2,
+	DropdownMenuItemV2,
+	// DropdownMenuLabelV2,
+	// DropdownMenuRadioGroupV2,
+	// DropdownMenuRadioItemV2,
+	// DropdownMenuSeparatorV2,
+	// DropdownSubMenuV2,
+	// DropdownSubMenuTriggerV2,
+} = unlock( componentsPrivateApis );
+
 export default function TemplateActions( {
 	postType,
 	postId,
@@ -70,48 +85,44 @@ export default function TemplateActions( {
 	}
 
 	return (
-		<DropdownMenu
-			icon={ moreVertical }
+		<DropdownMenuV2
 			label={ __( 'Actions' ) }
 			className={ className }
 			toggleProps={ toggleProps }
+			// trigger={ <Icon icon={ moreVertical } /> }
+			trigger={ <button>hi</button> }
 		>
-			{ ( { onClose } ) => (
-				<MenuGroup>
-					{ isRemovable && (
-						<>
-							<RenameMenuItem
-								template={ template }
-								onClose={ onClose }
-							/>
-							<MenuItem
-								isDestructive
-								isTertiary
-								onClick={ () => {
-									removeTemplate( template );
-									onRemove?.();
-									onClose();
-								} }
-							>
-								{ __( 'Delete' ) }
-							</MenuItem>
-						</>
-					) }
-					{ isRevertable && (
-						<MenuItem
-							info={ __(
-								'Use the template as supplied by the theme.'
-							) }
+			<DropdownMenuGroupV2>
+				{ isRemovable && (
+					<>
+						<RenameMenuItem
+							template={ template }
+							as={ DropdownMenuItemV2 }
+						/>
+						<DropdownMenuItemV2
 							onClick={ () => {
-								revertAndSaveTemplate();
-								onClose();
+								removeTemplate( template );
+								onRemove?.();
 							} }
 						>
-							{ __( 'Clear customizations' ) }
-						</MenuItem>
-					) }
-				</MenuGroup>
-			) }
-		</DropdownMenu>
+							{ __( 'Delete' ) }
+						</DropdownMenuItemV2>
+					</>
+				) }
+				{ isRevertable && (
+					<DropdownMenuItemV2
+						info={ __(
+							'Use the template as supplied by the theme.'
+						) }
+						onClick={ () => {
+							revertAndSaveTemplate();
+							// onClose();
+						} }
+					>
+						{ __( 'Clear customizations' ) }
+					</DropdownMenuItemV2>
+				) }
+			</DropdownMenuGroupV2>
+		</DropdownMenuV2>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/rename-menu-item.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/rename-menu-item.js
index dec7f0bc8bf7d..c857480623437 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/rename-menu-item.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/rename-menu-item.js
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ import {
 import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { store as noticesStore } from '@wordpress/notices';
 
-export default function RenameMenuItem( { template, onClose } ) {
+export default function RenameMenuItem( {
+	template,
+	onClose,
+	as: UsedComponent = MenuItem,
+} ) {
 	const [ title, setTitle ] = useState( () => template.title.rendered );
 	const [ isModalOpen, setIsModalOpen ] = useState( false );
 
@@ -64,14 +68,14 @@ export default function RenameMenuItem( { template, onClose } ) {
 
 	return (
 		<>
-			<MenuItem
+			<UsedComponent
 				onClick={ () => {
 					setIsModalOpen( true );
 					setTitle( template.title.rendered );
 				} }
 			>
 				{ __( 'Rename' ) }
-			</MenuItem>
+			</UsedComponent>
 			{ isModalOpen && (
 				<Modal
 					title={ __( 'Rename' ) }