diff --git a/app/main/forms.py b/app/main/forms.py
index eeb90fe0f..5b0f74f4d 100644
--- a/app/main/forms.py
+++ b/app/main/forms.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from app.main.validators import (
     MustContainAlphanumericCharacters,
     NoCommasInPlaceHolders,
     NoEmbeddedImagesInSVG,
+    NoPlaceholders,
     OnlySMSCharacters,
     ValidEmail,
     ValidGovEmail,
@@ -1217,6 +1218,7 @@ class SMSTemplateForm(BaseTemplateForm):
 class BroadcastTemplateForm(SMSTemplateForm):
     def validate_template_content(self, field):
         OnlySMSCharacters(template_type='broadcast')(None, field)
+        NoPlaceholders()(None, field)
 
 
 class LetterAddressForm(StripWhitespaceForm):
diff --git a/app/main/validators.py b/app/main/validators.py
index 9434c39c4..104b4a932 100644
--- a/app/main/validators.py
+++ b/app/main/validators.py
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ class OnlySMSCharacters:
             )
 
 
+class NoPlaceholders:
+
+    def __init__(self, message=None):
+        self.message = message or (
+            'You can’t use ((double brackets)) to personalise this message'
+        )
+
+    def __call__(self, form, field):
+        if Field(field.data).placeholders:
+            raise ValidationError(self.message)
+
+
 class LettersNumbersFullStopsAndUnderscoresOnly:
 
     regex = re.compile(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9\s\._]+$')
diff --git a/app/templates/views/edit-broadcast-template.html b/app/templates/views/edit-broadcast-template.html
index cb753d478..8c5d7cfe9 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/edit-broadcast-template.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/edit-broadcast-template.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         }) }}
       </div>
       <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
-        {{ textbox(form.template_content, highlight_placeholders=True, width='1-1', rows=5) }}
+        {{ textbox(form.template_content, highlight_placeholders=False, width='1-1', rows=5) }}
         {{ sticky_page_footer('Save') }}
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
index a69c1a58e..cbf30a6cf 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
@@ -399,6 +399,21 @@ def test_should_show_page_for_one_template(
     mock_get_service_template.assert_called_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID, template_id, None)
 
 
+def test_broadcast_template_doesnt_highlight_placeholders(
+    client_request,
+    service_one,
+    mock_get_broadcast_template,
+    fake_uuid,
+):
+    service_one['permissions'] += ['broadcast']
+    page = client_request.get(
+        '.edit_service_template',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        template_id=fake_uuid,
+    )
+    assert page.select_one('textarea')['data-highlight-placeholders'] == 'false'
+
+
 def test_caseworker_redirected_to_one_off(
     client_request,
     mock_get_service_templates,
@@ -2389,3 +2404,40 @@ def test_set_template_sender_escapes_letter_contact_block_names(
     radio_text = page.select_one('.govuk-grid-column-three-quarters label[for="sender-1"]').decode_contents()
     assert "&lt;script&gt;" in radio_text
     assert "<script>" not in radio_text
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('template_content', (
+    'This is a ((test))',
+    'This ((unsure??might)) be a test',
+    pytest.param('This is a test', marks=pytest.mark.xfail),
+))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('template_type', (
+    'broadcast',
+    pytest.param('sms', marks=pytest.mark.xfail),
+))
+def test_should_not_create_broadcast_template_with_placeholders(
+    client_request,
+    service_one,
+    mock_create_service_template,
+    mock_update_service_template,
+    template_content,
+    template_type,
+):
+    service_one['permissions'] += [template_type]
+    page = client_request.post(
+        '.add_service_template',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        template_type=template_type,
+        _data={
+            'name': 'new name',
+            'template_content': template_content,
+            'service': SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        },
+        _expected_status=200,
+    )
+    assert normalize_spaces(
+        page.select_one('.error-message').text
+    ) == (
+        'You can’t use ((double brackets)) to personalise this message'
+    )
+    assert mock_create_service_template.called is False