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 fd60d0a509ace2..e63b33ef169915 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
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplate() {
 		postId
 	);
 
+	// The absence of a post type in the query params for templates
+	// indicates the user has arrived at the template via the "manage all"
+	// page and the back button should return them to that list page.
+	const backPath =
+		postType !== 'wp_template' ? `/${ postType }/all` : `/${ postType }`;
 	return (
 		<SidebarNavigationScreen
 			title={ title }
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ export default function SidebarNavigationScreenTemplate() {
 						postId={ postId }
 						toggleProps={ { as: SidebarButton } }
 						onRemove={ () => {
-							navigator.goTo( `/${ postType }/all` );
+							navigator.goTo( backPath );
 						} }
 					/>
 					<SidebarButton
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/index.js
index b42120bfb90d10..d372343d923207 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/template-actions/index.js
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ export default function TemplateActions( {
 	}
 
 	const isEditable = isUserPattern || isRemovable;
+	const decodedTitle = decodeEntities(
+		record?.title?.rendered || record?.title?.raw
+	);
 
 	const deletePattern = async ( pattern ) => {
 		try {
@@ -71,9 +74,7 @@ export default function TemplateActions( {
 				sprintf(
 					// translators: %s: The pattern's title e.g. 'Call to action'.
 					__( '"%s" deleted.' ),
-					decodeEntities(
-						pattern?.title?.rendered || pattern?.title?.raw
-					)
+					decodedTitle
 				),
 				{ type: 'snackbar', id: 'edit-site-patterns-success' }
 			);
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export default function TemplateActions( {
 				sprintf(
 					/* translators: The template/part's name. */
 					__( '"%s" reverted.' ),
-					decodeEntities( item.title.rendered )
+					decodedTitle
 				),
 				{
 					type: 'snackbar',
@@ -159,9 +160,7 @@ export default function TemplateActions( {
 									onRemove?.();
 									onClose();
 								} }
-								title={ decodeEntities(
-									record.title.rendered || record.title.raw
-								) }
+								title={ decodedTitle }
 							/>
 						</>
 					) }