diff --git a/site/src/i18n/en/createWorkspacePage.json b/site/src/i18n/en/createWorkspacePage.json
index a4e55d6122..c4ef835adb 100644
--- a/site/src/i18n/en/createWorkspacePage.json
+++ b/site/src/i18n/en/createWorkspacePage.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "templateLabel": "Template",
+  "versionLabel": "Version ID",
   "nameLabel": "Workspace Name",
   "ownerLabel": "Owner",
   "createWorkspace": "Create Workspace",
diff --git a/site/src/pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePage.tsx b/site/src/pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePage.tsx
index 0af38bf6b2..60932170a5 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePage.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const CreateWorkspacePage: FC = () => {
       defaultBuildParameters,
       defaultName:
         mode === "auto" ? generateUniqueName() : searchParams.get("name") ?? "",
+      versionId: searchParams.get("version") ?? undefined,
     },
     actions: {
       onCreateWorkspace: (_, event) => {
@@ -49,8 +50,15 @@ const CreateWorkspacePage: FC = () => {
       },
     },
   });
-  const { template, error, parameters, permissions, gitAuth, defaultName } =
-    createWorkspaceState.context;
+  const {
+    template,
+    error,
+    parameters,
+    permissions,
+    gitAuth,
+    defaultName,
+    versionId,
+  } = createWorkspaceState.context;
   const title = createWorkspaceState.matches("autoCreating")
     ? "Creating workspace..."
     : "Create Workspace";
@@ -74,6 +82,7 @@ const CreateWorkspacePage: FC = () => {
           defaultBuildParameters={defaultBuildParameters}
           error={error}
           template={template as Template}
+          versionId={versionId}
           gitAuth={gitAuth as TemplateVersionGitAuth[]}
           permissions={permissions as CreateWSPermissions}
           parameters={parameters as TemplateVersionParameter[]}
diff --git a/site/src/pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePageView.tsx b/site/src/pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePageView.tsx
index 9980bf270a..6bfd1f9909 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePageView.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePageView.tsx
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ import {
 import { CreateWSPermissions } from "xServices/createWorkspace/createWorkspaceXService";
 import { GitAuth } from "./GitAuth";
 import { ErrorAlert } from "components/Alert/ErrorAlert";
+import { Stack } from "components/Stack/Stack";
 
 export interface CreateWorkspacePageViewProps {
   error: unknown;
   defaultName: string;
   defaultOwner: TypesGen.User;
   template: TypesGen.Template;
+  versionId?: string;
   gitAuth: TypesGen.TemplateVersionGitAuth[];
   parameters: TypesGen.TemplateVersionParameter[];
   defaultBuildParameters: TypesGen.WorkspaceBuildParameter[];
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ export const CreateWorkspacePageView: FC<CreateWorkspacePageViewProps> = ({
   defaultName,
   defaultOwner,
   template,
+  versionId,
   gitAuth,
   parameters,
   defaultBuildParameters,
@@ -115,6 +118,19 @@ export const CreateWorkspacePageView: FC<CreateWorkspacePageViewProps> = ({
         >
           <FormFields>
             <SelectedTemplate template={template} />
+            {versionId && (
+              <Stack spacing={1} className={styles.hasDescription}>
+                <TextField
+                  disabled
+                  fullWidth
+                  value={versionId}
+                  label={t("versionLabel")}
+                />
+                <span className={styles.description}>
+                  This parameter has been preset, and cannot be modified.
+                </span>
+              </Stack>
+            )}
             <TextField
               {...getFieldHelpers("name")}
               disabled={form.isSubmitting}
@@ -252,6 +268,13 @@ const useGitAuthVerification = (gitAuth: TypesGen.TemplateVersionGitAuth[]) => {
 };
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
+  hasDescription: {
+    paddingBottom: theme.spacing(2),
+  },
+  description: {
+    fontSize: 13,
+    color: theme.palette.text.secondary,
+  },
   warningText: {
     color: theme.palette.warning.light,
   },
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateVersionEditorPage/TemplateVersionEditor/TemplateVersionEditor.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplateVersionEditorPage/TemplateVersionEditor/TemplateVersionEditor.tsx
index 3fc49fd749..8bbe8947e1 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateVersionEditorPage/TemplateVersionEditor/TemplateVersionEditor.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateVersionEditorPage/TemplateVersionEditor/TemplateVersionEditor.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export interface TemplateVersionEditorProps {
   onCancelPublish: () => void;
   publishingError: unknown;
   publishedVersion?: TemplateVersion;
-  publishedVersionIsDefault?: boolean;
   onCreateWorkspace: () => void;
   isAskingPublishParameters: boolean;
   isPromptingMissingVariables: boolean;
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ export const TemplateVersionEditor: FC<TemplateVersionEditorProps> = ({
   isPublishing,
   publishingError,
   publishedVersion,
-  publishedVersionIsDefault,
   onCreateWorkspace,
   buildLogs,
   resources,
@@ -213,18 +211,9 @@ export const TemplateVersionEditor: FC<TemplateVersionEditorProps> = ({
               severity="success"
               dismissible
               actions={
-                // TODO: Only show this button when the version we just published is the
-                // new primary version. We should remove this condition soon, when we can
-                // create workspaces using any version, not just the primary.
-                publishedVersionIsDefault && (
-                  <Button
-                    variant="text"
-                    size="small"
-                    onClick={onCreateWorkspace}
-                  >
-                    Create a workspace
-                  </Button>
-                )
+                <Button variant="text" size="small" onClick={onCreateWorkspace}>
+                  Create a workspace
+                </Button>
               }
             >
               Successfully published {publishedVersion.name}!
diff --git a/site/src/pages/TemplateVersionEditorPage/TemplateVersionEditorPage.tsx b/site/src/pages/TemplateVersionEditorPage/TemplateVersionEditorPage.tsx
index 6020b42039..29a0944cd4 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/TemplateVersionEditorPage/TemplateVersionEditorPage.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/TemplateVersionEditorPage/TemplateVersionEditorPage.tsx
@@ -77,11 +77,16 @@ export const TemplateVersionEditorPage: FC = () => {
           isPublishing={editorState.matches("publishingVersion")}
           publishingError={editorState.context.publishingError}
           publishedVersion={editorState.context.lastSuccessfulPublishedVersion}
-          publishedVersionIsDefault={
-            editorState.context.lastSuccessfulPublishIsDefault
-          }
           onCreateWorkspace={() => {
-            navigate(`/templates/${templateName}/workspace`);
+            const params = new URLSearchParams();
+            const publishedVersion =
+              editorState.context.lastSuccessfulPublishedVersion;
+            if (publishedVersion) {
+              params.set("version", publishedVersion.id);
+            }
+            navigate(
+              `/templates/${templateName}/workspace?${params.toString()}`,
+            );
           }}
           disablePreview={editorState.hasTag("loading")}
           disableUpdate={
diff --git a/site/src/xServices/createWorkspace/createWorkspaceXService.ts b/site/src/xServices/createWorkspace/createWorkspaceXService.ts
index 68bfb8ad79..24d65608ad 100644
--- a/site/src/xServices/createWorkspace/createWorkspaceXService.ts
+++ b/site/src/xServices/createWorkspace/createWorkspaceXService.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ type CreateWorkspaceContext = {
   templateName: string;
   mode: CreateWorkspaceMode;
   defaultName: string;
+  // Not exposed in the form yet, but can be set as a search param to
+  // create a workspace with a specific version of a template
+  versionId?: string;
   error?: unknown;
   // Form
   template?: Template;
@@ -149,21 +152,39 @@ export const createWorkspaceMachine =
     },
     {
       services: {
-        createWorkspace: ({ organizationId }, { request, owner }) => {
+        createWorkspace: (
+          { organizationId, versionId },
+          { request, owner },
+        ) => {
+          if (versionId) {
+            request = {
+              ...request,
+              template_id: undefined,
+              template_version_id: versionId,
+            };
+          }
+
           return createWorkspace(organizationId, owner.id, request);
         },
         autoCreateWorkspace: async ({
           templateName,
+          versionId,
           organizationId,
           defaultBuildParameters,
           defaultName,
         }) => {
-          const template = await getTemplateByName(
-            organizationId,
-            templateName,
-          );
+          let templateVersionParameters;
+          if (versionId) {
+            templateVersionParameters = { template_version_id: versionId };
+          } else {
+            const template = await getTemplateByName(
+              organizationId,
+              templateName,
+            );
+            templateVersionParameters = { template_id: template.id };
+          }
           return createWorkspace(organizationId, "me", {
-            template_id: template.id,
+            ...templateVersionParameters,
             name: defaultName,
             rich_parameter_values: defaultBuildParameters,
           });
diff --git a/site/src/xServices/templateVersionEditor/templateVersionEditorXService.ts b/site/src/xServices/templateVersionEditor/templateVersionEditorXService.ts
index a91cf7dfee..823bb374e8 100644
--- a/site/src/xServices/templateVersionEditor/templateVersionEditorXService.ts
+++ b/site/src/xServices/templateVersionEditor/templateVersionEditorXService.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export interface TemplateVersionEditorMachineContext {
   tarReader?: TarReader;
   publishingError?: unknown;
   lastSuccessfulPublishedVersion?: TemplateVersion;
-  lastSuccessfulPublishIsDefault?: boolean;
   missingVariables?: TemplateVersionVariable[];
   missingVariableValues?: VariableValue[];
 }
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ export const templateVersionEditorMachine = createMachine(
           data: WorkspaceResource[];
         };
         publishingVersion: {
-          data: { isActiveVersion: boolean };
+          data: void;
         };
         loadMissingVariables: {
           data: TemplateVersionVariable[];
@@ -261,8 +260,6 @@ export const templateVersionEditorMachine = createMachine(
       }),
       assignLastSuccessfulPublishedVersion: assign({
         lastSuccessfulPublishedVersion: (ctx) => ctx.version,
-        lastSuccessfulPublishIsDefault: (_, event) =>
-          event.data.isActiveVersion,
         version: () => undefined,
       }),
       addBuildLog: assign({
@@ -433,8 +430,6 @@ export const templateVersionEditorMachine = createMachine(
               })
             : Promise.resolve(),
         ]);
-
-        return { isActiveVersion };
       },
       loadMissingVariables: ({ version }) => {
         if (!version) {