diff --git a/app/main/views/templates.py b/app/main/views/templates.py
index 2cb9176c8..38d175a92 100644
--- a/app/main/views/templates.py
+++ b/app/main/views/templates.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from flask_login import login_required
 
 from app.main import main
 from app.main.forms import TemplateForm
+from app import job_api_client
 from app.main.dao.services_dao import get_service_by_id
 from app.main.dao import templates_dao as tdao
 from app.main.dao import services_dao as sdao
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ from client.errors import HTTPError
 @login_required
 def manage_service_templates(service_id):
     try:
+        jobs = job_api_client.get_job(service_id)['data']
         templates = tdao.get_service_templates(service_id)['data']
     except HTTPError as e:
         if e.status_code == 404:
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ def manage_service_templates(service_id):
     return render_template(
         'views/manage-templates.html',
         service_id=service_id,
+        has_jobs=bool(jobs),
         templates=[tdao.TemplatesBrowsableItem(x) for x in templates])
 
 
diff --git a/app/templates/views/manage-templates.html b/app/templates/views/manage-templates.html
index 8f8b179ce..b6e0f2c83 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/manage-templates.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/manage-templates.html
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ GOV.UK Notify | Manage templates
 
     <h1 class="heading-large">Templates</h1>
 
-    {{ banner(
-      '<a href="{}">Try sending a text message</a>'.format(
-        url_for(".choose_sms_template", service_id=service_id)
-      )|safe,
-      subhead='Next step',
-      type="tip"
-    )}}
+
+    {% if not has_jobs %}
+      {{ banner(
+        '<a href="{}">Try sending a text message</a>'.format(
+          url_for(".choose_sms_template", service_id=service_id)
+        )|safe,
+        subhead='Next step',
+        type="tip"
+      )}}
+    {% endif %}
 
     <div class="grid-row">
       <div class="column-two-thirds">