diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/lib/template-form-fields.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/lib/template-form-fields.js
index 80bf3c42050..f152a751d6a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/lib/template-form-fields.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/addon/lib/template-form-fields.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export const templateFormFields = [
   {
     type: "checkbox",
     structure: `- type: checkbox
+  id: ${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.id")}
   attributes:
     label: "${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.label")}"
   validations:
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export const templateFormFields = [
   {
     type: "input",
     structure: `- type: input
+  id: ${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.id")}
   attributes:
     label: "${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.label")}"
     placeholder: "${I18n.t(
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ export const templateFormFields = [
   {
     type: "textarea",
     structure: `- type: textarea
+  id: ${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.id")}
   attributes:
     label: "${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.label")}"
     placeholder: "${I18n.t(
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ export const templateFormFields = [
   {
     type: "dropdown",
     structure: `- type: dropdown
+  id: ${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.id")}
   choices:
     - "${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.choices.first")}"
     - "${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.choices.second")}"
@@ -50,6 +54,7 @@ export const templateFormFields = [
   {
     type: "upload",
     structure: `- type: upload
+  id: ${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.id")}
   attributes:
     file_types: ".jpg, .png, .gif"
     allow_multiple: false
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ export const templateFormFields = [
   {
     type: "multiselect",
     structure: `- type: multi-select
+  id: ${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.id")}
   choices:
     - "${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.choices.first")}"
     - "${I18n.t("admin.form_templates.field_placeholders.choices.second")}"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-container.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-container.hbs
index 0b4e430133c..62ed4270389 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-container.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-container.hbs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
           @focusTarget={{this.composer.focusTarget}}
           @disableTextarea={{this.composer.disableTextarea}}
           @formTemplateIds={{this.composer.formTemplateIds}}
+          @formTemplateInitialValues={{this.composer.formTemplateInitialValues}}
         >
           <div class="composer-fields">
             <PluginOutlet
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-editor.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-editor.hbs
index 5b1041b8c86..b21594c7147 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-editor.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-editor.hbs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   @onPopupMenuAction={{this.onPopupMenuAction}}
   @popupMenuOptions={{this.popupMenuOptions}}
   @formTemplateIds={{this.formTemplateIds}}
+  @formTemplateInitialValues={{@formTemplateInitialValues}}
   @replyingToTopic={{this.composer.replyingToTopic}}
   @editingPost={{this.composer.editingPost}}
   @disabled={{this.disableTextarea}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.hbs
index 072b0a70175..63867f7feb3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.hbs
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
         />
       {{/if}}
       <form id="form-template-form">
-        <FormTemplateField::Wrapper @id={{this.selectedFormTemplateId}} />
+        <FormTemplateField::Wrapper
+          @id={{this.selectedFormTemplateId}}
+          @initialValues={{@formTemplateInitialValues}}
+        />
       </form>
     {{else}}
       <div
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/checkbox.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/checkbox.hbs
index bac0b91ab3c..394db22a96e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/checkbox.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/checkbox.hbs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <div class="control-group form-template-field" data-field-type="checkbox">
   <label class="form-template-field__label">
     <Input
-      name={{@attributes.label}}
+      name={{@id}}
       class="form-template-field__checkbox"
+      @checked={{@value}}
       @type="checkbox"
       required={{if @validations.required "required" ""}}
     />
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/dropdown.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/dropdown.hbs
index ad6a2328c34..30bd57f7037 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/dropdown.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/dropdown.hbs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   {{! TODO(@keegan): Update implementation to use <ComboBox/> instead }}
   {{! Current using <select> as it integrates easily with FormData (will update in v2) }}
   <select
-    name={{@attributes.label}}
+    name={{@id}}
     class="form-template-field__dropdown"
     required={{if @validations.required "required" ""}}
   >
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       >{{@attributes.none_label}}</option>
     {{/if}}
     {{#each @choices as |choice|}}
-      <option value={{choice}}>{{choice}}</option>
+      <option value={{choice}} selected={{eq @value choice}}>{{choice}}</option>
     {{/each}}
   </select>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/input.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/input.hbs
index eb52d970ed4..e163b43b140 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/input.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/input.hbs
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
   {{/if}}
 
   <Input
-    name={{@attributes.label}}
+    name={{@id}}
     class="form-template-field__input"
+    @value={{@value}}
     @type={{if @validations.type @validations.type "text"}}
     placeholder={{@attributes.placeholder}}
     required={{if @validations.required "required" ""}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/multi-select.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/multi-select.hbs
index 4329fb8fafa..27953bd05ba 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/multi-select.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/multi-select.hbs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   {{! TODO(@keegan): Update implementation to use <MultiSelect/> instead }}
   {{! Current using <select multiple> as it integrates easily with FormData (will update in v2) }}
   <select
-    name={{@attributes.label}}
+    name={{@id}}
     class="form-template-field__multi-select"
     required={{if @validations.required "required" ""}}
     multiple="multiple"
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
       >{{@attributes.none_label}}</option>
     {{/if}}
     {{#each @choices as |choice|}}
-      <option value={{choice}}>{{choice}}</option>
+      <option
+        value={{choice}}
+        selected={{this.isSelected choice}}
+      >{{choice}}</option>
     {{/each}}
   </select>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/multi-select.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/multi-select.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be6f59a9f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/multi-select.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import Component from "@glimmer/component";
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
+
+export default class FormTemplateFieldMultiSelect extends Component {
+  @action
+  isSelected(option) {
+    return this.args.value?.includes(option);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/textarea.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/textarea.hbs
index 19328063bbc..0232fa6e660 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/textarea.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/textarea.hbs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     </label>
   {{/if}}
   <Textarea
-    name={{@attributes.label}}
+    name={{@id}}
+    @value={{@value}}
     class="form-template-field__textarea"
     placeholder={{@attributes.placeholder}}
     pattern={{@validations.pattern}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/upload.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/upload.hbs
index 4ce85aba49f..c06fb684230 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/upload.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/upload.hbs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </label>
   {{/if}}
 
-  <input type="hidden" name={{@attributes.label}} value={{this.uploadValue}} />
+  <input type="hidden" name={{@id}} value={{this.uploadValue}} />
 
   <PickFilesButton
     @fileInputClass="form-template-field__upload"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/upload.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/upload.js
index 7b8f6e6c010..ff977786d07 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/upload.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/upload.js
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ export default class FormTemplateFieldUpload extends Component.extend(
   @tracked uploadComplete = false;
   @tracked uploadedFiles = [];
   @tracked disabled = this.uploading;
-  @tracked
-  fileUploadElementId = this.attributes?.label
-    ? `${dasherize(this.attributes.label)}-uploader`
-    : `${this.elementId}-uploader`;
+  @tracked fileUploadElementId = `${dasherize(this.id)}-uploader`;
   @tracked fileInputSelector = `#${this.fileUploadElementId}`;
-  @tracked id = this.fileUploadElementId;
 
   @computed("uploading", "uploadValue")
   get uploadStatus() {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/wrapper.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/wrapper.hbs
index 63423359cfb..9866a2e74bf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/wrapper.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/form-template-field/wrapper.hbs
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
     {{#each this.parsedTemplate as |content|}}
       {{component
         (concat "form-template-field/" content.type)
+        id=content.id
         attributes=content.attributes
         choices=content.choices
         validations=content.validations
+        value=(get @initialValues content.id)
       }}
     {{/each}}
   </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/new-topic.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/new-topic.js
index 573b12ca703..76ccecb68a2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/new-topic.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/routes/new-topic.js
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export default class extends DiscourseRoute {
         category,
         tags: transition.to.queryParams.tags,
       });
+
+      this.composer.set("formTemplateInitialValues", transition.to.queryParams);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/services/composer.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/services/composer.js
index d46b80c7a54..1831105f5dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/services/composer.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/services/composer.js
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ export default class ComposerService extends Service {
     return this.model.category?.get("form_template_ids");
   }
 
+  get formTemplateInitialValues() {
+    return this._formTemplateInitialValues;
+  }
+
+  set formTemplateInitialValues(values) {
+    return this.set("_formTemplateInitialValues", values);
+  }
+
   @discourseComputed("showPreview")
   toggleText(showPreview) {
     return showPreview
@@ -246,7 +254,6 @@ export default class ComposerService extends Service {
   canEditTags(canEditTitle, creatingPrivateMessage) {
     const isPrivateMessage =
       creatingPrivateMessage || this.get("model.topic.isPrivateMessage");
-
     return (
       canEditTitle &&
       this.site.can_tag_topics &&
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/form-template-field/wrapper-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/form-template-field/wrapper-test.js
index 908ee7ca53e..399a0bf5224 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/form-template-field/wrapper-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/integration/components/form-template-field/wrapper-test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { module, test } from "qunit";
 import { setupRenderingTest } from "discourse/tests/helpers/component-test";
 import { render } from "@ember/test-helpers";
 import { hbs } from "ember-cli-htmlbars";
-import { exists } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
+import { exists, query } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
 import pretender, { response } from "discourse/tests/helpers/create-pretender";
 
 module(
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ module(
     });
 
     test("renders a component based on the component type found in the content YAML", async function (assert) {
-      const content = `- type: checkbox\n- type: input\n- type: textarea\n- type: dropdown\n- type: upload\n- type: multi-select`;
+      const content = `- type: checkbox\n  id: checkbox\n
+- type: input\n  id: name
+- type: textarea\n  id: notes
+- type: dropdown\n  id: dropdown
+- type: upload\n  id: upload
+- type: multi-select\n  id: multi`;
       const componentTypes = [
         "checkbox",
         "input",
@@ -47,6 +52,36 @@ module(
       });
     });
 
+    test("renders a component based on the component type found in the content YAML, with initial values", async function (assert) {
+      const content = `- type: checkbox\n  id: checkbox\n
+- type: input\n  id: name
+- type: textarea\n  id: notes
+- type: dropdown\n  id: dropdown\n  choices:\n    - "Option 1"\n    - "Option 2"\n    - "Option 3"
+- type: multi-select\n  id: multi\n  choices:\n    - "Option 1"\n    - "Option 2"\n    - "Option 3"`;
+      this.set("content", content);
+
+      const initialValues = {
+        checkbox: "on",
+        name: "Test Name",
+        notes: "Test Notes",
+        dropdown: "Option 1",
+        multi: ["Option 1"],
+      };
+      this.set("initialValues", initialValues);
+
+      await render(
+        hbs`<FormTemplateField::Wrapper @content={{this.content}} @initialValues={{this.initialValues}} />`
+      );
+
+      Object.keys(initialValues).forEach((componentId) => {
+        assert.equal(
+          query(`[name='${componentId}']`).value,
+          initialValues[componentId],
+          `${componentId} component has initial value`
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
     test("renders a component based on the component type found in the content YAML when passed ids", async function (assert) {
       pretender.get("/form-templates/1.json", () => {
         return response({
diff --git a/app/models/form_template.rb b/app/models/form_template.rb
index b73b42e9577..9aaaaba9998 100644
--- a/app/models/form_template.rb
+++ b/app/models/form_template.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class FormTemplate < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   has_many :category_form_templates, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :categories, through: :category_form_templates
+
+  class NotAllowed < StandardError
+  end
 end
 
 # == Schema Information
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 2a0716e392d..7d889d4a781 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -5750,6 +5750,7 @@ en:
           title: "Preview Template"
         field_placeholders:
           validations: "enter validations here"
+          id: "enter-id-here"
           label: "Enter label here"
           placeholder: "Enter placeholder here"
           none_label: "Select an item"
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index fd51996f743..e5a5dc26d19 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -5291,3 +5291,6 @@ en:
       invalid_yaml: "is not a valid YAML string"
       invalid_type: "contains an invalid template type: %{type} (valid types are: %{valid_types})"
       missing_type: "is missing a field type"
+      missing_id: "is missing a field id"
+      duplicate_ids: "has duplicate ids"
+      reserved_id: "has a reserved keyword as id: %{id}"
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index d898374cffa..a4bf6113a07 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ posting:
     min: 5
     max: 255
   max_form_template_content_length:
-    default: 2000
+    default: 5000
     max: 150000
 
 email:
diff --git a/lib/validators/form_template_yaml_validator.rb b/lib/validators/form_template_yaml_validator.rb
index 9a0fdfd7d4d..18ffa79367d 100644
--- a/lib/validators/form_template_yaml_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/validators/form_template_yaml_validator.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,30 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class FormTemplateYamlValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
+  RESERVED_KEYWORDS = %w[title body category category_id tags]
+  ALLOWED_TYPES = %w[checkbox dropdown input multi-select textarea upload]
+
   def validate(record)
     begin
       yaml = Psych.safe_load(record.template)
-      check_missing_type(record, yaml)
+      check_missing_fields(record, yaml)
       check_allowed_types(record, yaml)
+      check_ids(record, yaml)
     rescue Psych::SyntaxError
       record.errors.add(:template, I18n.t("form_templates.errors.invalid_yaml"))
     end
   end
 
   def check_allowed_types(record, yaml)
-    allowed_types = %w[checkbox dropdown input multi-select textarea upload]
     yaml.each do |field|
-      if !allowed_types.include?(field["type"])
+      if !ALLOWED_TYPES.include?(field["type"])
         return(
           record.errors.add(
             :template,
             I18n.t(
               "form_templates.errors.invalid_type",
               type: field["type"],
-              valid_types: allowed_types.join(", "),
+              valid_types: ALLOWED_TYPES.join(", "),
             ),
           )
         )
@@ -29,11 +32,33 @@ class FormTemplateYamlValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
     end
   end
 
-  def check_missing_type(record, yaml)
+  def check_missing_fields(record, yaml)
     yaml.each do |field|
       if field["type"].blank?
-        return record.errors.add(:template, I18n.t("form_templates.errors.missing_type"))
+        return(record.errors.add(:template, I18n.t("form_templates.errors.missing_type")))
+      end
+      if field["id"].blank?
+        return(record.errors.add(:template, I18n.t("form_templates.errors.missing_id")))
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def check_ids(record, yaml)
+    ids = []
+    yaml.each do |field|
+      next if field["id"].blank?
+
+      if RESERVED_KEYWORDS.include?(field["id"])
+        return(
+          record.errors.add(:template, I18n.t("form_templates.errors.reserved_id", id: field["id"]))
+        )
+      end
+
+      if ids.include?(field["id"])
+        return(record.errors.add(:template, I18n.t("form_templates.errors.duplicate_ids")))
+      end
+
+      ids << field["id"]
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/fabricators/form_template_fabricator.rb b/spec/fabricators/form_template_fabricator.rb
index 3ec5684a807..adeceeb3d8c 100644
--- a/spec/fabricators/form_template_fabricator.rb
+++ b/spec/fabricators/form_template_fabricator.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 Fabricator(:form_template) do
   name { sequence(:name) { |i| "template_#{i}" } }
-  template "- type: input"
+  template "- type: input
+  id: name"
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/form_template_spec.rb b/spec/models/form_template_spec.rb
index d36a8c67ee1..a0e8d3e0b85 100644
--- a/spec/models/form_template_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form_template_spec.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ require "rails_helper"
 
 RSpec.describe FormTemplate, type: :model do
   it "can't have duplicate names" do
-    Fabricate(:form_template, name: "Bug Report", template: "- type: input")
-    t = Fabricate.build(:form_template, name: "Bug Report", template: "- type: input")
+    Fabricate(:form_template, name: "Bug Report", template: "- type: input\n  id: name")
+    t = Fabricate.build(:form_template, name: "Bug Report", template: "- type: input\n  id: name")
     expect(t.save).to eq(false)
-    t = Fabricate.build(:form_template, name: "Bug Report", template: "- type: input")
+    t = Fabricate.build(:form_template, name: "Bug Report", template: "- type: input\n  id: name")
     expect(t.save).to eq(false)
+    expect(t.errors.full_messages.first).to include(I18n.t("errors.messages.taken"))
     expect(described_class.count).to eq(1)
   end
 
@@ -16,17 +17,33 @@ RSpec.describe FormTemplate, type: :model do
     template = "- type: checkbox\nattributes; bad"
     t = Fabricate.build(:form_template, name: "Feature Request", template: template)
     expect(t.save).to eq(false)
+    expect(t.errors.full_messages.first).to include(I18n.t("form_templates.errors.invalid_yaml"))
   end
 
   it "must have a supported type" do
-    template = "- type: fancy"
+    template = "- type: fancy\n  id: something"
     t = Fabricate.build(:form_template, name: "Fancy Template", template: template)
     expect(t.save).to eq(false)
+    expect(t.errors.full_messages.first).to include(
+      I18n.t(
+        "form_templates.errors.invalid_type",
+        type: "fancy",
+        valid_types: FormTemplateYamlValidator::ALLOWED_TYPES.join(", "),
+      ),
+    )
   end
 
   it "must have a type property" do
-    template = "- hello: world"
+    template = "- hello: world\n  id: something"
     t = Fabricate.build(:form_template, name: "Basic Template", template: template)
     expect(t.save).to eq(false)
+    expect(t.errors.full_messages.first).to include(I18n.t("form_templates.errors.missing_type"))
+  end
+
+  it "must have a id property" do
+    template = "- type: checkbox"
+    t = Fabricate.build(:form_template, name: "Basic Template", template: template)
+    expect(t.save).to eq(false)
+    expect(t.errors.full_messages.first).to include(I18n.t("form_templates.errors.missing_id"))
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/form_templates_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/form_templates_controller_spec.rb
index c8503cb2563..20a5cdeeaa9 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/form_templates_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/form_templates_controller_spec.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::FormTemplatesController do
                params: {
                  name: "Bug Reports",
                  template:
-                   "- type: input\n  attributes:\n    label: Website or apps\n    description: |\n      Which website or app were you using when the bug happened?\n    placeholder: |\n      e.g. website URL, name of the app\n    validations:\n      required: true",
+                   "- type: input\n  id: website\n  attributes:\n    label: Website or apps\n    description: |\n      Which website or app were you using when the bug happened?\n    placeholder: |\n      e.g. website URL, name of the app\n    validations:\n      required: true",
                }
 
           expect(response.status).to eq(200)
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ RSpec.describe Admin::FormTemplatesController do
             params: {
               id: form_template.id,
               name: "Updated Template",
-              template: "- type: checkbox",
+              template: "- type: checkbox\n  id: checkbox",
             }
 
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
         form_template.reload
         expect(form_template.name).to eq("Updated Template")
-        expect(form_template.template).to eq("- type: checkbox")
+        expect(form_template.template).to eq("- type: checkbox\n  id: checkbox")
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/system/admin_customize_form_templates_spec.rb b/spec/system/admin_customize_form_templates_spec.rb
index 847d7accefd..d7ed0909dac 100644
--- a/spec/system/admin_customize_form_templates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/admin_customize_form_templates_spec.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
       form_template_page.visit_new
 
       sample_name = "My First Template"
-      sample_template = "- type: input"
+      sample_template = "- type: input\n  id: name"
 
       form_template_page.type_in_template_name(sample_name)
       ace_editor.type_input(sample_template)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
     it "should show a preview of the template in a modal when clicking the preview button" do
       form_template_page.visit_new
       form_template_page.type_in_template_name("New Template")
-      ace_editor.type_input("- type: input")
+      ace_editor.type_input("- type: input\n  id: name")
       form_template_page.click_preview_button
 
       expect(form_template_page).to have_preview_modal
@@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
       form_template_page.visit_new
       form_template_page.type_in_template_name("New Template")
       ace_editor.type_input(
-        "- type: input\n- type: textarea\n- type: checkbox\n- type: dropdown\n- type: upload\n- type: multi-select",
+        "- type: input\n  id: name
+\b\b- type: textarea\n  id: description
+\b\b- type: checkbox\n  id: checkbox
+\b\b- type: dropdown\n  id: dropdown
+\b\b- type: upload\n  id: upload
+\b\b- type: multi-select\n  id: multi-select",
       )
       form_template_page.click_preview_button
       expect(form_template_page).to have_input_field("input")
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
       quick_insertion_test(
         "checkbox",
         '- type: checkbox
+  id: enter-id-here
   attributes:
     label: "Enter label here"
   validations:
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
       quick_insertion_test(
         "input",
         '- type: input
+  id: enter-id-here
   attributes:
     label: "Enter label here"
     placeholder: "Enter placeholder here"
@@ -150,6 +157,7 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
       quick_insertion_test(
         "textarea",
         '- type: textarea
+  id: enter-id-here
   attributes:
     label: "Enter label here"
     placeholder: "Enter placeholder here"
@@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
       quick_insertion_test(
         "dropdown",
         '- type: dropdown
+  id: enter-id-here
   choices:
     - "Option 1"
     - "Option 2"
@@ -179,6 +188,7 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
       quick_insertion_test(
         "upload",
         '- type: upload
+  id: enter-id-here
   attributes:
     file_types: ".jpg, .png, .gif"
     allow_multiple: false
@@ -192,6 +202,7 @@ describe "Admin Customize Form Templates", type: :system do
       quick_insertion_test(
         "multiselect",
         '- type: multi-select
+  id: enter-id-here
   choices:
     - "Option 1"
     - "Option 2"
diff --git a/spec/system/composer/category_templates_spec.rb b/spec/system/composer/category_templates_spec.rb
index d8222e8df35..a149042051f 100644
--- a/spec/system/composer/category_templates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/composer/category_templates_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe "Composer Form Templates", type: :system do
       name: "Bug Reports",
       template:
         "- type: input
+  id: full-name
   attributes:
     label: What is your full name?
     placeholder: John Doe
@@ -16,13 +17,13 @@ describe "Composer Form Templates", type: :system do
     )
   end
   fab!(:form_template_2) do
-    Fabricate(:form_template, name: "Feature Request", template: "- type: checkbox")
+    Fabricate(:form_template, name: "Feature Request", template: "- type: checkbox\n  id: check")
   end
   fab!(:form_template_3) do
-    Fabricate(:form_template, name: "Awesome Possum", template: "- type: dropdown")
+    Fabricate(:form_template, name: "Awesome Possum", template: "- type: dropdown\n  id: dropdown")
   end
   fab!(:form_template_4) do
-    Fabricate(:form_template, name: "Biography", template: "- type: textarea")
+    Fabricate(:form_template, name: "Biography", template: "- type: textarea\n  id: bio")
   end
   fab!(:form_template_5) do
     Fabricate(
@@ -31,12 +32,14 @@ describe "Composer Form Templates", type: :system do
       template:
         %Q(
         - type: input
+          id: full-name
           attributes:
             label: "What is your name?"
             placeholder: "John Smith"
           validations:
             required: false
         - type: upload
+          id: prescription
           attributes:
             file_types: ".jpg, .png"
             allow_multiple: false
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ describe "Composer Form Templates", type: :system do
             validations:
             required: true
         - type: upload
+          id: additional-docs
           attributes:
             file_types: ".jpg, .png, .pdf, .mp3, .mp4"
             allow_multiple: true
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ describe "Composer Form Templates", type: :system do
 
     category_page.visit(category_with_upload_template)
     category_page.new_topic_button.click
-    attach_file "upload-your-prescription-uploader",
+    attach_file "prescription-uploader",
                 "#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/images/logo.png",
                 make_visible: true
     composer.fill_title(topic_title)
@@ -253,11 +257,9 @@ describe "Composer Form Templates", type: :system do
   end
 
   it "doesn't allow uploading an invalid file type" do
-    topic_title = "Bruce Wayne's Medication"
-
     category_page.visit(category_with_upload_template)
     category_page.new_topic_button.click
-    attach_file "upload-your-prescription-uploader",
+    attach_file "prescription-uploader",
                 "#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/images/animated.gif",
                 make_visible: true
     expect(find("#dialog-holder .dialog-body p", visible: :all)).to have_content(
@@ -270,10 +272,10 @@ describe "Composer Form Templates", type: :system do
 
     category_page.visit(category_with_upload_template)
     category_page.new_topic_button.click
-    attach_file "upload-your-prescription-uploader",
+    attach_file "prescription-uploader",
                 "#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/images/logo.png",
                 make_visible: true
-    attach_file "any-additional-docs-uploader",
+    attach_file "additional-docs-uploader",
                 [
                   "#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/media/small.mp3",
                   "#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/media/small.mp4",
diff --git a/spec/system/composer/template_validation_spec.rb b/spec/system/composer/template_validation_spec.rb
index 40d917216cc..b8ebfc79185 100644
--- a/spec/system/composer/template_validation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/composer/template_validation_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe "Composer Form Template Validations", type: :system, js: true do
       name: "Bug Reports",
       template:
         "- type: input
+  id: full-name
   attributes:
     label: What is your full name?
     placeholder: John Doe
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ describe "Composer Form Template Validations", type: :system, js: true do
       name: "Websites",
       template:
         "- type: input
+  id: website-name
   attributes:
     label: What is your website name?
     placeholder: https://www.example.com