diff --git a/docs/admin/provisioners.md b/docs/admin/provisioners.md
index 422aa9b29d94c..ef94004106805 100644
--- a/docs/admin/provisioners.md
+++ b/docs/admin/provisioners.md
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ There are two exceptions:
 **Organization-scoped Provisioners** can pick up build jobs created by any user.
 These provisioners always have the implicit tags `scope=organization owner=""`.
 
+```shell
+coder provisionerd start --org <organization_name>
+```
+
+If you omit the `--org` argument, the provisioner will be assigned to the
+default organization.
+
 ```shell
 coder provisionerd start
 ```
diff --git a/site/src/api/api.ts b/site/src/api/api.ts
index 3b1a60f2ca134..8dcef31bf676e 100644
--- a/site/src/api/api.ts
+++ b/site/src/api/api.ts
@@ -627,6 +627,18 @@ class ApiMethods {
     return response.data;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @param organization Can be the organization's ID or name
+   */
+  getProvisionerDaemonsByOrganization = async (
+    organization: string,
+  ): Promise<TypesGen.ProvisionerDaemon[]> => {
+    const response = await this.axios.get<TypesGen.ProvisionerDaemon[]>(
+      `/api/v2/organizations/${organization}/provisionerdaemons`,
+    );
+    return response.data;
+  };
+
   getTemplate = async (templateId: string): Promise<TypesGen.Template> => {
     const response = await this.axios.get<TypesGen.Template>(
       `/api/v2/templates/${templateId}`,
diff --git a/site/src/api/queries/organizations.ts b/site/src/api/queries/organizations.ts
index 98c3c9a61e66a..11d97fedcff01 100644
--- a/site/src/api/queries/organizations.ts
+++ b/site/src/api/queries/organizations.ts
@@ -107,3 +107,16 @@ export const organizations = () => {
     queryFn: () => API.getOrganizations(),
   };
 };
+
+export const getProvisionerDaemonsKey = (organization: string) => [
+  "organization",
+  organization,
+  "provisionerDaemons",
+];
+
+export const provisionerDaemons = (organization: string) => {
+  return {
+    queryKey: getProvisionerDaemonsKey(organization),
+    queryFn: () => API.getProvisionerDaemonsByOrganization(organization),
+  };
+};
diff --git a/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.stories.tsx
index 6f62439ae3d45..b6da0e8f127a1 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.stories.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { action } from "@storybook/addon-actions";
 import type { Meta, StoryObj } from "@storybook/react";
+import { screen, userEvent } from "@storybook/test";
 import {
+  getProvisionerDaemonsKey,
+  organizationsKey,
+} from "api/queries/organizations";
+import {
+  MockDefaultOrganization,
+  MockOrganization2,
   MockTemplate,
   MockTemplateExample,
   MockTemplateVersionVariable1,
@@ -54,6 +61,31 @@ export const StarterTemplateWithOrgPicker: Story = {
   },
 };
 
+export const StarterTemplateWithProvisionerWarning: Story = {
+  parameters: {
+    queries: [
+      {
+        key: organizationsKey,
+        data: [MockDefaultOrganization, MockOrganization2],
+      },
+      {
+        key: getProvisionerDaemonsKey(MockOrganization2.id),
+        data: [],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  args: {
+    ...StarterTemplate.args,
+    showOrganizationPicker: true,
+  },
+  play: async () => {
+    const organizationPicker = screen.getByPlaceholderText("Organization name");
+    await userEvent.click(organizationPicker);
+    const org2 = await screen.findByText(MockOrganization2.display_name);
+    await userEvent.click(org2);
+  },
+};
+
 export const DuplicateTemplateWithVariables: Story = {
   args: {
     copiedTemplate: MockTemplate,
diff --git a/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.tsx b/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.tsx
index d359530bd6f06..3364d99bf4745 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/CreateTemplatePage/CreateTemplateForm.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import Link from "@mui/material/Link";
 import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
 import { useFormik } from "formik";
 import camelCase from "lodash/camelCase";
 import capitalize from "lodash/capitalize";
 import { useState, type FC } from "react";
+import { useQuery } from "react-query";
 import { useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import * as Yup from "yup";
+import { provisionerDaemons } from "api/queries/organizations";
 import type {
   Organization,
   ProvisionerJobLog,
@@ -14,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
   TemplateVersionVariable,
   VariableValue,
 } from "api/typesGenerated";
+import { Alert } from "components/Alert/Alert";
 import {
   HorizontalForm,
   FormSection,
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 import { IconField } from "components/IconField/IconField";
 import { OrganizationAutocomplete } from "components/OrganizationAutocomplete/OrganizationAutocomplete";
 import { SelectedTemplate } from "pages/CreateWorkspacePage/SelectedTemplate";
+import { docs } from "utils/docs";
 import {
   nameValidator,
   getFormHelpers,
@@ -210,6 +215,24 @@ export const CreateTemplateForm: FC<CreateTemplateFormProps> = (props) => {
   });
   const getFieldHelpers = getFormHelpers<CreateTemplateFormData>(form, error);
 
+  const provisionerDaemonsQuery = useQuery(
+    selectedOrg
+      ? {
+          ...provisionerDaemons(selectedOrg.id),
+          enabled: showOrganizationPicker,
+          select: (provisioners) => provisioners.length < 1,
+        }
+      : { enabled: false },
+  );
+
+  // TODO: Ideally, we would have a backend endpoint that could notify the
+  // frontend that a provisioner has been connected, so that we could hide
+  // this warning. In the meantime, **do not use this variable to disable
+  // form submission**!! A user could easily see this warning, connect a
+  // provisioner, and then not refresh the page. Even if they submit without
+  // a provisioner, it'll just sit in the job queue until they connect one.
+  const showProvisionerWarning = provisionerDaemonsQuery.data;
+
   return (
     <HorizontalForm onSubmit={form.handleSubmit}>
       {/* General info */}
@@ -232,17 +255,20 @@ export const CreateTemplateForm: FC<CreateTemplateFormProps> = (props) => {
           )}
 
           {showOrganizationPicker && (
-            <OrganizationAutocomplete
-              {...getFieldHelpers("organization")}
-              required
-              label="Belongs to"
-              value={selectedOrg}
-              onChange={(newValue) => {
-                setSelectedOrg(newValue);
-                void form.setFieldValue("organization", newValue?.name || "");
-              }}
-              size="medium"
-            />
+            <>
+              {showProvisionerWarning && <ProvisionerWarning />}
+              <OrganizationAutocomplete
+                {...getFieldHelpers("organization")}
+                required
+                label="Belongs to"
+                value={selectedOrg}
+                onChange={(newValue) => {
+                  setSelectedOrg(newValue);
+                  void form.setFieldValue("organization", newValue?.name || "");
+                }}
+                size="medium"
+              />
+            </>
           )}
 
           {"copiedTemplate" in props && (
@@ -369,3 +395,15 @@ const fillNameAndDisplayWithFilename = async (
     form.setFieldValue("display_name", capitalize(name)),
   ]);
 };
+
+const ProvisionerWarning: FC = () => {
+  return (
+    <Alert severity="warning" css={{ marginBottom: 16 }}>
+      This organization does not have any provisioners. Before you create a
+      template, you&apos;ll need to configure a provisioner.{" "}
+      <Link href={docs("/admin/provisioners#organization-scoped-provisioners")}>
+        See our documentation.
+      </Link>
+    </Alert>
+  );
+};