diff --git a/coderd/portsharing/portsharing.go b/coderd/portsharing/portsharing.go
index 9c05539b5a400..4696ae63c8b10 100644
--- a/coderd/portsharing/portsharing.go
+++ b/coderd/portsharing/portsharing.go
@@ -8,18 +8,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 type PortSharer interface {
-	AuthorizedPortSharingLevel(template database.Template, level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error
-	ValidateTemplateMaxPortSharingLevel(level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error
+	AuthorizedLevel(template database.Template, level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error
+	ValidateTemplateMaxLevel(level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error
+	ConvertMaxLevel(level database.AppSharingLevel) codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel
 }
 
 type AGPLPortSharer struct{}
 
-func (AGPLPortSharer) AuthorizedPortSharingLevel(_ database.Template, _ codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error {
+func (AGPLPortSharer) AuthorizedLevel(_ database.Template, _ codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (AGPLPortSharer) ValidateTemplateMaxPortSharingLevel(_ codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error {
+func (AGPLPortSharer) ValidateTemplateMaxLevel(_ codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error {
 	return xerrors.New("Restricting port sharing level is an enterprise feature that is not enabled.")
 }
 
+func (AGPLPortSharer) ConvertMaxLevel(_ database.AppSharingLevel) codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel {
+	return codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevelPublic
+}
+
 var DefaultPortSharer PortSharer = AGPLPortSharer{}
diff --git a/coderd/templates.go b/coderd/templates.go
index 7dc4c2050b189..59537b962c21e 100644
--- a/coderd/templates.go
+++ b/coderd/templates.go
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@ func (api *API) patchTemplateMeta(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		validErrs = append(validErrs, codersdk.ValidationError{Field: "time_til_dormant_autodelete_ms", Detail: "Value must be at least one minute."})
 	}
 	maxPortShareLevel := template.MaxPortSharingLevel
-	if req.MaxPortShareLevel != nil && *req.MaxPortShareLevel != codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel(maxPortShareLevel) {
-		err := portSharer.ValidateTemplateMaxPortSharingLevel(*req.MaxPortShareLevel)
+	if req.MaxPortShareLevel != nil && *req.MaxPortShareLevel != portSharer.ConvertMaxLevel(template.MaxPortSharingLevel) {
+		err := portSharer.ValidateTemplateMaxLevel(*req.MaxPortShareLevel)
 		if err != nil {
 			validErrs = append(validErrs, codersdk.ValidationError{Field: "max_port_sharing_level", Detail: err.Error()})
 		} else {
@@ -857,6 +857,9 @@ func (api *API) convertTemplate(
 		autostopRequirementWeeks = 1
 	}
 
+	portSharer := *(api.PortSharer.Load())
+	maxPortShareLevel := portSharer.ConvertMaxLevel(template.MaxPortSharingLevel)
+
 	return codersdk.Template{
 		ID:                             template.ID,
 		CreatedAt:                      template.CreatedAt,
@@ -891,6 +894,6 @@ func (api *API) convertTemplate(
 		RequireActiveVersion: templateAccessControl.RequireActiveVersion,
 		Deprecated:           templateAccessControl.IsDeprecated(),
 		DeprecationMessage:   templateAccessControl.Deprecated,
-		MaxPortShareLevel:    codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel(template.MaxPortSharingLevel),
+		MaxPortShareLevel:    maxPortShareLevel,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/coderd/templates_test.go b/coderd/templates_test.go
index 485b39a31de38..01b3462f603c3 100644
--- a/coderd/templates_test.go
+++ b/coderd/templates_test.go
@@ -600,9 +600,9 @@ func TestPatchTemplateMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		user := coderdtest.CreateFirstUser(t, client)
 		version := coderdtest.CreateTemplateVersion(t, client, user.OrganizationID, nil)
 		template := coderdtest.CreateTemplate(t, client, user.OrganizationID, version.ID)
-		require.Equal(t, codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevelOwner, template.MaxPortShareLevel)
+		require.Equal(t, codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevelPublic, template.MaxPortShareLevel)
 
-		var level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel = codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevelPublic
+		var level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel = codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevelAuthenticated
 		req := codersdk.UpdateTemplateMeta{
 			MaxPortShareLevel: &level,
 		}
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ func TestPatchTemplateMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "port sharing level is an enterprise feature")
 
 		// Ensure the same value port share level is a no-op
-		level = codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevelOwner
+		level = codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevelPublic
 		_, err = client.UpdateTemplateMeta(ctx, template.ID, codersdk.UpdateTemplateMeta{
 			Name:              coderdtest.RandomUsername(t),
 			MaxPortShareLevel: &level,
diff --git a/coderd/workspaceagentportshare.go b/coderd/workspaceagentportshare.go
index 12520548045f1..b29f6baa2737c 100644
--- a/coderd/workspaceagentportshare.go
+++ b/coderd/workspaceagentportshare.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (api *API) postWorkspaceAgentPortShare(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = portSharer.AuthorizedPortSharingLevel(template, req.ShareLevel)
+	err = portSharer.AuthorizedLevel(template, req.ShareLevel)
 	if err != nil {
 		httpapi.Write(ctx, rw, http.StatusBadRequest, codersdk.Response{
 			Message: err.Error(),
diff --git a/enterprise/coderd/portsharing/portsharing.go b/enterprise/coderd/portsharing/portsharing.go
index 94ff232927d56..6d7c138726e11 100644
--- a/enterprise/coderd/portsharing/portsharing.go
+++ b/enterprise/coderd/portsharing/portsharing.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func NewEnterprisePortSharer() *EnterprisePortSharer {
 	return &EnterprisePortSharer{}
 }
 
-func (EnterprisePortSharer) AuthorizedPortSharingLevel(template database.Template, level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error {
+func (EnterprisePortSharer) AuthorizedLevel(template database.Template, level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error {
 	max := codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel(template.MaxPortSharingLevel)
 	switch level {
 	case codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevelPublic:
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ func (EnterprisePortSharer) AuthorizedPortSharingLevel(template database.Templat
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (EnterprisePortSharer) ValidateTemplateMaxPortSharingLevel(level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error {
+func (EnterprisePortSharer) ValidateTemplateMaxLevel(level codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel) error {
 	if !level.ValidMaxLevel() {
 		return xerrors.New("invalid max port sharing level, value must be 'authenticated' or 'public'.")
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (EnterprisePortSharer) ConvertMaxLevel(level database.AppSharingLevel) codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel {
+	return codersdk.WorkspaceAgentPortShareLevel(level)
+}