diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
index 9ede83dcb..ce0eee3b5 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@
 					"MarkdownPreviewContext" $.RepoLink
 					"TextareaName" "content"
 					"DropzoneParentContainer" ".ui.form"
+					"EasyMDE" true
 				)}}
 				{{if .IsAttachmentEnabled}}
 					<div class="field">
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/comment_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/comment_form.tmpl
index 856b3da01..08ef8a4c8 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/comment_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/comment_form.tmpl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 			"TextareaPlaceholder" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.diff.comment.placeholder")
 			"DropzoneParentContainer" "form"
 			"DisableAutosize" "true"
+			"EasyMDE" true
 		)}}
 
 		{{if $.root.IsAttachmentEnabled}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/new_review.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/new_review.tmpl
index a2eae007a..39e5ebe22 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/new_review.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/new_review.tmpl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 						"TextareaName" "content"
 						"TextareaPlaceholder" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.diff.review.placeholder")
 						"DropzoneParentContainer" "form"
+						"EasyMDE" true
 					)}}
 				</div>
 				{{if .IsAttachmentEnabled}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/comment_tab.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/comment_tab.tmpl
index 4197ea4f6..29d69a3de 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/comment_tab.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/comment_tab.tmpl
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 		"TextareaContent" $textareaContent
 		"TextareaPlaceholder"  (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.diff.comment.placeholder")
 		"DropzoneParentContainer" "form, .ui.form"
+		"EasyMDE" true
 	)}}
 </div>
 
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/fields/textarea.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/fields/textarea.tmpl
index 3ad69e122..b98ac39cf 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/fields/textarea.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/fields/textarea.tmpl
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 			"TextareaContent" .item.Attributes.value
 			"TextareaPlaceholder"  .item.Attributes.placeholder
 			"DropzoneParentContainer" ".combo-editor-dropzone"
+			"EasyMDE" true
 		)}}
 
 		{{if .root.IsAttachmentEnabled}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
index bb8863a17..2c3e72b81 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 				"MarkdownPreviewContext" .RepoLink
 				"TextareaName" "content"
 				"DropzoneParentContainer" ".ui.form"
+				"EasyMDE" true
 			)}}
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl b/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
index 425cc2c87..81104a70d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 						"TextareaPlaceholder" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.release.message")
 						"TextareaAriaLabel" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.release.message")
 						"DropzoneParentContainer" "form"
+						"EasyMDE" true
 					)}}
 				</div>
 				{{range .attachments}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl b/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
index 2f51a5fe2..81433db00 100644
--- a/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 				"TextareaPlaceholder" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.wiki.page_content")
 				"TextareaAriaLabel" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.wiki.page_content")
 				"TextareaContent" $content
+				"EasyMDE" true
 			)}}
 
 			<div class="field tw-mt-4">
diff --git a/templates/shared/combomarkdowneditor.tmpl b/templates/shared/combomarkdowneditor.tmpl
index f4d51f510..fb11a75be 100644
--- a/templates/shared/combomarkdowneditor.tmpl
+++ b/templates/shared/combomarkdowneditor.tmpl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Template Attributes:
 * TextareaAriaLabel: aria-label attribute for the textarea
 * DropzoneParentContainer: container for file upload (leave it empty if no upload)
 * DisableAutosize: whether to disable automatic height resizing
+* EasyMDE: whether to display button for switching to legacy editor
 */}}
 <div {{if .ContainerId}}id="{{.ContainerId}}"{{end}} class="combo-markdown-editor {{.ContainerClasses}}" data-dropzone-parent-container="{{.DropzoneParentContainer}}">
 	{{if .MarkdownPreviewUrl}}
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ Template Attributes:
 			</div>
 			<div class="markdown-toolbar-group">
 				<button class="markdown-toolbar-button markdown-switch-monospace" role="switch" data-enable-text="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.enable_monospace_font"}}" data-disable-text="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.disable_monospace_font"}}">{{svg "octicon-typography"}}</button>
-				<button class="markdown-toolbar-button markdown-switch-easymde" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.switch_to_legacy.tooltip"}}">{{svg "octicon-arrow-switch"}}</button>
+				{{if .EasyMDE}}
+					<button class="markdown-toolbar-button markdown-switch-easymde" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "editor.buttons.switch_to_legacy.tooltip"}}">{{svg "octicon-arrow-switch"}}</button>
+				{{end}}
 			</div>
 		</markdown-toolbar>
 		<text-expander keys=": @" suffix="">