diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/templateFolderForm.js b/app/assets/javascripts/templateFolderForm.js
index a9f2a4bfd..c7d804f4e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/templateFolderForm.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/templateFolderForm.js
@@ -153,19 +153,20 @@
       return changed;
     };
 
-    this.$broadcastService = (document.querySelector('div[id=add_new_template_form]')).getAttribute("data-broadcast")
+    this.$singleNotificationChannel = (document.querySelector('div[id=add_new_template_form]')).getAttribute("data-channel");
+    this.$singleChannelService = (document.querySelector('div[id=add_new_template_form]')).getAttribute("data-service");
 
     this.actionButtonClicked = function(event) {
       event.preventDefault();
       this.currentState = $(event.currentTarget).val();
 
-      if (event.currentTarget.value === 'add-new-template' && this.$broadcastService) {
-        return window.location = "/services/" + this.$broadcastService + "/templates/add-broadcast";
+      if (event.currentTarget.value === 'add-new-template' && this.$singleNotificationChannel) {
+        window.location = "/services/" + this.$singleChannelService + "/templates/add-" + this.$singleNotificationChannel;
       } else {
         if (this.stateChanged()) {
           this.render();
-        };
-      };
+        }
+      }
     };
 
     this.selectionStatus = {
diff --git a/app/main/views/templates.py b/app/main/views/templates.py
index fcd394f4e..384abda56 100644
--- a/app/main/views/templates.py
+++ b/app/main/views/templates.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from app.models.service import Service
 from app.models.template_list import TemplateList, TemplateLists
 from app.template_previews import TemplatePreview, get_page_count_for_letter
 from app.utils import (
+    NOTIFICATION_TYPES,
     get_template,
     should_skip_template_page,
     user_has_permissions,
@@ -130,6 +131,11 @@ def choose_template(service_id, template_type='all', template_folder_id=None):
     )
     option_hints = {template_folder_id: 'current folder'}
 
+    single_notification_channel = None
+    notification_channels = list(set(current_service.permissions).intersection(NOTIFICATION_TYPES))
+    if len(notification_channels) == 1:
+        single_notification_channel = notification_channels[0]
+
     if request.method == 'POST' and templates_and_folders_form.validate_on_submit():
         if not current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates'):
             abort(403)
@@ -168,6 +174,7 @@ def choose_template(service_id, template_type='all', template_folder_id=None):
         templates_and_folders_form=templates_and_folders_form,
         move_to_children=templates_and_folders_form.move_to.children(),
         user_has_template_folder_permission=user_has_template_folder_permission,
+        single_notification_channel=single_notification_channel,
         option_hints=option_hints
     )
 
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/_move_to.html b/app/templates/views/templates/_move_to.html
index 09a69e186..103054d69 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/_move_to.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/_move_to.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       {{ page_footer('Add new folder', button_name='operation', button_value='add-new-folder') }}
     </fieldset>
   </div>
-  <div id="add_new_template_form" {% if current_service.has_permission('broadcast') %}data-broadcast="{{current_service.id}}"{% endif %}>
+  <div id="add_new_template_form" {% if single_notification_channel %}data-channel="{{single_notification_channel}}" data-service="{{current_service.id}}"{% endif %}>
     <div class="js-will-stick-at-bottom-when-scrolling">
     {{ radios(templates_and_folders_form.add_template_by_template_type) }}
     </div>
diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index 39ec1f771..c22b4c4a8 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ FAILURE_STATUSES = ['failed', 'temporary-failure', 'permanent-failure',
                     'technical-failure', 'virus-scan-failed', 'validation-failed']
 REQUESTED_STATUSES = SENDING_STATUSES + DELIVERED_STATUSES + FAILURE_STATUSES
 
+NOTIFICATION_TYPES = ["sms", "email", "letter", "broadcast"]
+
 
 with open('{}/email_domains.txt'.format(
     os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
diff --git a/tests/javascripts/templateFolderForm.test.js b/tests/javascripts/templateFolderForm.test.js
index cf880c4bb..0e6612374 100644
--- a/tests/javascripts/templateFolderForm.test.js
+++ b/tests/javascripts/templateFolderForm.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const helpers = require('./support/helpers');
 
-function setFixtures (hierarchy) {
+function setFixtures (hierarchy, newTemplateDataModules = "") {
 
   const foldersCheckboxesHTML = function (filter) {
     let count = 0;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function setFixtures (hierarchy) {
 
   }();
 
-  function controlsHTML () {
+  function controlsHTML (newTemplateDataModules) {
 
     return `<div id="sticky_template_forms">
               <button type="submit" name="operation" value="unknown" hidden=""></button>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function setFixtures (hierarchy) {
                   </div>
                 </fieldset>
               </div>
-              <div id="add_new_template_form">
+              <div id="add_new_template_form" ${newTemplateDataModules}>
                 <div class="js-will-stick-at-bottom-when-scrolling">
                   <div class="form-group ">
                     <fieldset id="add_template_by_template_type">
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function setFixtures (hierarchy) {
   document.body.innerHTML = `
     <form method="post" data-module="template-folder-form">
       ${helpers.templatesAndFoldersCheckboxes(hierarchy)}
-      ${controlsHTML()}
+      ${controlsHTML(newTemplateDataModules)}
     </form>`;
 
 };
@@ -309,6 +309,37 @@ describe('TemplateFolderForm', () => {
 
   });
 
+  describe("Click 'New template' for single channel service", () => {
+    test("should redirect to new template page", () => {
+      setFixtures(hierarchy, "data-channel='sms' data-service='123'")
+      templateFolderForm = document.querySelector('form[data-module=template-folder-form]');
+
+      // start module
+      window.GOVUK.modules.start();
+
+      formControls = templateFolderForm.querySelector('#sticky_template_forms');
+
+      // reset sticky JS mocks called when the module starts
+      resetStickyMocks();
+      // add listener for url change
+      const descriptor1 = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window, 'location');
+      delete window.location
+
+      const mockCallback = jest.fn(x => {});
+
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'location', {
+        set: mockCallback
+      });
+      // click
+      helpers.triggerEvent(formControls.querySelector('[value=add-new-template]'), 'click');
+      // expect url to change
+      expect(mockCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/services/123/templates/add-sms")
+
+      setFixtures(hierarchy)
+      resetStickyMocks()
+    });
+  })
+
   describe("Clicking 'New template'", () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {