diff --git a/CHANGELOG-r-template-updates.md b/CHANGELOG-r-template-updates.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa4aa8dea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG-r-template-updates.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Update Launch Workspace dialogs to account for new R template.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/hooks.ts b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/hooks.ts
index fbb995b710..3e1da15bb8 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/hooks.ts
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/hooks.ts
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ import {
   TemplatesResponse,
   CreateTemplateNotebooksTypes,
   TemplateTagsResponse,
-  TemplatesTypes,
   TemplateExample,
+  TemplatesTypes,
   WorkspacesEventCategories,
 } from 'js/components/workspaces/types';
 import { useCreateAndLaunchWorkspace, useCreateTemplates } from 'js/components/workspaces/hooks';
 import { buildDatasetSymlinks } from 'js/components/workspaces/utils';
 import { useWorkspaceToasts } from 'js/components/workspaces/toastHooks';
 import { useJobTypes } from 'js/components/workspaces/api';
-import { DEFAULT_JOB_TYPE } from 'js/components/workspaces/constants';
+import { DEFAULT_JOB_TYPE, JUPYTER_LAB_R_JOB_TYPE, R_TEMPLATE_TITLE } from 'js/components/workspaces/constants';
 
 interface UserTemplatesTypes {
   templatesURL: string;
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@ function useWorkspaceTemplates(tags: string[] = []) {
   const templates = result?.data?.data ?? {};
 
   const filteredTemplates = Object.fromEntries(
-    Object.entries(templates).filter(([, template]) => !template?.is_hidden),
+    Object.entries(templates)
+      .filter(([, template]) => !template?.is_hidden)
+      .map(([key, template]) => {
+        const newTitle = template?.job_types?.includes(JUPYTER_LAB_R_JOB_TYPE)
+          ? `${template.title} (${R_TEMPLATE_TITLE})`
+          : template.title;
+        return [key, { ...template, title: newTitle }];
+      }),
   ) as TemplatesTypes;
 
   return {
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/useCreateWorkspaceForm.ts b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/useCreateWorkspaceForm.ts
index c1912eaffa..4f116c3e12 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/useCreateWorkspaceForm.ts
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/useCreateWorkspaceForm.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_JOB_TYPE,
   DEFAULT_MEMORY_MB,
   DEFAULT_NUM_CPUS,
-  DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_KEY,
+  DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY,
   DEFAULT_TIME_LIMIT_MINUTES,
 } from '../constants';
 import { useDatasetsAutocomplete } from '../AddDatasetsTable/hooks';
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const schema = z
 
 function useCreateWorkspaceForm({
   defaultName,
-  defaultTemplate = DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_KEY,
+  defaultTemplate = DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY,
   defaultJobType = DEFAULT_JOB_TYPE,
   defaultResourceOptions = {
     num_cpus: DEFAULT_NUM_CPUS,
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/SelectableTemplateGrid/SelectableTemplateGrid.tsx b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/SelectableTemplateGrid/SelectableTemplateGrid.tsx
index 99c2c5bba7..5bfa0ff685 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/SelectableTemplateGrid/SelectableTemplateGrid.tsx
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/SelectableTemplateGrid/SelectableTemplateGrid.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useCallback, ChangeEvent } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, ChangeEvent, useMemo, useEffect } from 'react';
 import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
 import Button from '@mui/material/Button';
 import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ import { useController, Control, Path } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { SpacedSectionButtonRow } from 'js/shared-styles/sections/SectionButtonRow';
 import { useSelectItems } from 'js/hooks/useSelectItems';
 import ErrorOrWarningMessages from 'js/shared-styles/alerts/ErrorOrWarningMessages';
+import { DEFAULT_R_TEMPLATE_KEY, JUPYTER_LAB_R_JOB_TYPE } from 'js/components/workspaces/constants';
+
 import { TemplatesTypes, WorkspacesEventCategories } from '../types';
 import TemplateGrid from '../TemplateGrid';
 import { FormWithTemplates } from '../NewWorkspaceDialog/useCreateWorkspaceForm';
+import { sortTemplates } from '../utils';
 
 interface TemplateGridProps {
   disabledTemplates?: TemplatesTypes;
@@ -39,9 +42,26 @@ function SelectableTemplateGrid<FormType extends FormWithTemplates>({
     control,
     name: inputName as Path<FormType>,
   });
-  const { selectedItems: selectedTemplates, setSelectedItems: setSelectedTemplates } = useSelectItems(
-    field.value satisfies FormType[typeof inputName],
-  );
+  const {
+    selectedItems: selectedTemplates,
+    setSelectedItems: setSelectedTemplates,
+    addItem,
+  } = useSelectItems(field.value satisfies FormType[typeof inputName]);
+
+  const { field: jobType } = useController({
+    name: 'workspaceJobTypeId' as Path<FormType>,
+    control,
+    rules: { required: true },
+  });
+
+  // If the Python + R job type is selected, select the default R template
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (jobType.value === JUPYTER_LAB_R_JOB_TYPE) {
+      addItem(DEFAULT_R_TEMPLATE_KEY);
+    }
+  }, [jobType.value, addItem]);
+
+  const sortedTemplates = useMemo(() => sortTemplates(templates, disabledTemplates), [templates, disabledTemplates]);
 
   const updateTemplates = useCallback(
     (templateKeys: string[]) => {
@@ -87,11 +107,12 @@ function SelectableTemplateGrid<FormType extends FormWithTemplates>({
         }
       />
       <TemplateGrid
-        templates={templates}
+        templates={sortedTemplates}
         selectItem={selectItem}
         selectedTemplates={selectedTemplates}
         disabledTemplates={disabledTemplates}
         trackingInfo={{ category: WorkspacesEventCategories.WorkspaceDialog }}
+        jobType={jobType.value as string}
       />
     </Box>
   );
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateGrid/TemplateGrid.tsx b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateGrid/TemplateGrid.tsx
index 055314d9a1..c57eca9c1d 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateGrid/TemplateGrid.tsx
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateGrid/TemplateGrid.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Grid from '@mui/material/Grid';
 import SelectableCard from 'js/shared-styles/cards/SelectableCard/SelectableCard';
 import { InternalLink } from 'js/shared-styles/Links';
 import { sortTemplates } from 'js/components/workspaces/utils';
+import { JUPYTER_LAB_R_JOB_TYPE } from 'js/components/workspaces/constants';
 import { TemplatesTypes, WorkspacesEventInfo } from 'js/components/workspaces/types';
 import { trackEvent } from 'js/helpers/trackers';
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ interface TemplateGridProps {
   selectedTemplates?: Set<string>;
   disabledTemplates?: TemplatesTypes;
   trackingInfo: WorkspacesEventInfo;
+  jobType?: string;
 }
 
 function TemplateGrid({
@@ -20,12 +22,24 @@ function TemplateGrid({
   selectedTemplates = new Set([]),
   disabledTemplates = {},
   trackingInfo,
+  jobType,
 }: TemplateGridProps) {
+  const getTooltip = (templateKey: string, job_types?: string[]) => {
+    if (templateKey in disabledTemplates) {
+      return 'This template is already in your workspace.';
+    }
+    // If the template is an R template and the job type is not R
+    if (jobType !== JUPYTER_LAB_R_JOB_TYPE && job_types?.includes(JUPYTER_LAB_R_JOB_TYPE)) {
+      return 'This template is not compatible with your current environment. To avoid potential issues, please ensure that you have selected the correct environment for your workspace.';
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  };
+
   const sortedTemplates = useMemo(() => sortTemplates(templates, disabledTemplates), [templates, disabledTemplates]);
 
   return (
     <Grid container alignItems="stretch" sx={{ maxHeight: '625px', overflowY: 'auto' }}>
-      {Object.entries(sortedTemplates).map(([templateKey, { title, description, tags }]) => (
+      {Object.entries(sortedTemplates).map(([templateKey, { title, description, tags, job_types }]) => (
         <Grid item md={4} xs={12} key={templateKey} paddingBottom={2} paddingX={1}>
           <SelectableCard
             title={
@@ -50,7 +64,8 @@ function TemplateGrid({
             sx={{ height: '100%', minHeight: 225 }}
             key={templateKey}
             disabled={templateKey in disabledTemplates}
-            tooltip={templateKey in disabledTemplates ? 'This template is already in your workspace.' : undefined}
+            tooltip={getTooltip(templateKey, job_types)}
+            jobTypes={job_types}
           />
         </Grid>
       ))}
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateSelectStep/TemplateSelectStep.tsx b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateSelectStep/TemplateSelectStep.tsx
index a7ef6bcd44..6cb4c9861d 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateSelectStep/TemplateSelectStep.tsx
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateSelectStep/TemplateSelectStep.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Control } from 'react-hook-form';
 import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
+import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
 
 import { SelectedItems } from 'js/hooks/useSelectItems';
 import Step, { StepDescription } from 'js/shared-styles/surfaces/Step';
 import ContactUsLink from 'js/shared-styles/Links/ContactUsLink';
-import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
-import SelectableTemplateGrid from '../SelectableTemplateGrid';
-import { TemplatesTypes, WorkspacesEventCategories } from '../types';
-import { FormWithTemplates } from '../NewWorkspaceDialog/useCreateWorkspaceForm';
-import TemplateTagsAutocomplete from '../TemplateTagsAutocomplete';
+import SelectableTemplateGrid from 'js/components/workspaces/SelectableTemplateGrid';
+import { TemplatesTypes, WorkspacesEventCategories } from 'js/components/workspaces/types';
+import { FormWithTemplates } from 'js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/useCreateWorkspaceForm';
+import TemplateTagsAutocomplete from 'js/components/workspaces/TemplateTagsAutocomplete';
 
 function ContactPrompt() {
   return (
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ const description = [
   <ContactPrompt key="configure-workspace-contact" />,
 ];
 
-const recommendedTags = ['visualization', 'api'];
-
 interface TemplateSelectProps<FormType extends FormWithTemplates> {
   title: string;
   stepIndex?: number;
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ function TemplateSelectStep<FormType extends FormWithTemplates>({
         </Typography>
         <TemplateTagsAutocomplete
           selectedTags={selectedTags}
-          recommendedTags={recommendedTags}
           toggleTag={toggleTag}
           setSelectedTags={setSelectedTags}
           selectedRecommendedTags={selectedRecommendedTags}
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateTagsAutocomplete/TemplateTagsAutocomplete.tsx b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateTagsAutocomplete/TemplateTagsAutocomplete.tsx
index b7865b3937..385e36872f 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateTagsAutocomplete/TemplateTagsAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/TemplateTagsAutocomplete/TemplateTagsAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
 import SelectableChip from 'js/shared-styles/chips/SelectableChip';
 import MultiAutocomplete from 'js/shared-styles/inputs/MultiAutocomplete';
 import { SelectedItems } from 'js/hooks/useSelectItems';
+import { RECOMMENDED_TAGS } from 'js/components/workspaces/constants';
 import { useWorkspaceTemplateTags } from 'js/components/workspaces/NewWorkspaceDialog/hooks';
 import { trackEvent } from 'js/helpers/trackers';
 import { WorkspacesEventInfo } from 'js/components/workspaces/types';
 
 interface TemplateTagsAutocompleteProps {
   selectedTags: string[];
-  recommendedTags: string[];
   toggleTag: (itemKey: string) => void;
   setSelectedTags: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string[]>>;
   selectedRecommendedTags: SelectedItems;
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ function TagComponent({ option, ...rest }: TagTypes) {
 
 function TemplateTagsAutocomplete({
   selectedTags,
-  recommendedTags,
   toggleTag,
   setSelectedTags,
   selectedRecommendedTags,
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ function TemplateTagsAutocomplete({
       <MultiAutocomplete
         value={selectedTags}
         options={Object.keys(tags)
-          .filter((tag) => !recommendedTags.includes(tag))
+          .filter((tag) => !RECOMMENDED_TAGS.includes(tag))
           .sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b))}
         multiple
         filterSelectedOptions
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ function TemplateTagsAutocomplete({
           Recommended Tags
         </Typography>
         <Stack spacing={2} direction="row" useFlexGap flexWrap="wrap">
-          {recommendedTags.map((tag) => (
+          {RECOMMENDED_TAGS.map((tag) => (
             <SelectableChip
               isSelected={selectedRecommendedTags.has(tag)}
               label={tag}
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/constants.ts b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/constants.ts
index c4cec6fea0..65ba8b3c1b 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/constants.ts
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/constants.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ export const JUPYTER_LAB_NON_GPU_JOB_TYPE = 'jupyter_lab_non_gpu_common_packages
 
 /* Workspace defaults */
 export const DEFAULT_JOB_TYPE = JUPYTER_LAB_JOB_TYPE;
-export const DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_KEY = 'blank';
+export const DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY = 'blank';
+export const DEFAULT_R_TEMPLATE_KEY = 'blank_r';
+
+/* Workspace R templates */
+export const R_TEMPLATE_TAG = 'R';
+export const R_TEMPLATE_TITLE = 'Jupyter Lab: Python + R';
+
+export const RECOMMENDED_TAGS = ['visualization', 'api', R_TEMPLATE_TAG];
 
 /* Workspace resource defaults */
 export const DEFAULT_NUM_CPUS = 1;
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/types.ts b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/types.ts
index 6343fb4d2b..e747310c91 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/types.ts
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/types.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ interface TemplateTypes {
   is_multi_dataset_template: boolean;
   template_format: string;
   is_hidden: boolean;
+  job_types?: string[];
   examples: TemplateExample[];
 }
 
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/utils.ts b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/utils.ts
index 9543ef3617..ecdfa91cf9 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/utils.ts
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/utils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_JOB_TYPE,
   DEFAULT_MEMORY_MB,
   DEFAULT_NUM_CPUS,
-  DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_KEY,
+  DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY,
+  DEFAULT_R_TEMPLATE_KEY,
   DEFAULT_TIME_LIMIT_MINUTES,
 } from './constants';
 import {
@@ -316,8 +317,8 @@ function getDefaultJobType({ workspace }: { workspace: Workspace }) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Sort templates alphabetically by title, with all disabled templates first, then the default template.
- *   Ex: [disabled1, disabled2, default, templateA, templateB, ...]
+ * Sort templates alphabetically by title, with all disabled templates first, then the default python template, then the default R template.
+ *   Ex: [disabled1, disabled2, defaultPython, defaultR, templateA, templateB, ...]
  * @param templates The templates to sort.
  * @param disabledTemplates The templates that are disabled.
  * @returns The sorted templates.
@@ -328,12 +329,19 @@ function sortTemplates(templates: TemplatesTypes, disabledTemplates?: TemplatesT
       const isSelectedA = disabledTemplates && keyA in disabledTemplates;
       const isSelectedB = disabledTemplates && keyB in disabledTemplates;
 
+      // Disabled templates
       if (isSelectedA && !isSelectedB) return -1;
       if (!isSelectedA && isSelectedB) return 1;
 
-      if (keyA === DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_KEY && keyB !== DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_KEY) return -1;
-      if (keyB === DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_KEY && keyA !== DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_KEY) return 1;
+      // Default Python template
+      if (keyA === DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY && keyB !== DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY) return -1;
+      if (keyB === DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY && keyA !== DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY) return 1;
 
+      // Default R template
+      if (keyA === DEFAULT_R_TEMPLATE_KEY && keyB !== DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY) return -1;
+      if (keyB === DEFAULT_R_TEMPLATE_KEY && keyA !== DEFAULT_PYTHON_TEMPLATE_KEY) return 1;
+
+      // Alphabetical sorting by title for remaining templates
       return templateA.title.localeCompare(templateB.title);
     }),
   ) as TemplatesTypes;
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/workspaceMessaging.tsx b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/workspaceMessaging.tsx
index 8d29c98062..3aa601bd9e 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/workspaceMessaging.tsx
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/workspaces/workspaceMessaging.tsx
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ function TemplatePreviewSection({ trackingInfo }: TemplatePreviewSectionProps) {
   const [selectedTags, setSelectedTags] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const { templates } = useWorkspaceTemplates([...selectedTags, ...selectedRecommendedTags]);
 
-  const recommendedTags = ['visualization', 'api'];
-
   return (
     <Stack spacing={3}>
       {!isAuthenticated && (
@@ -159,7 +157,6 @@ function TemplatePreviewSection({ trackingInfo }: TemplatePreviewSectionProps) {
       <Stack spacing={2}>
         <TemplateTagsAutocomplete
           selectedTags={selectedTags}
-          recommendedTags={recommendedTags}
           toggleTag={toggleTag}
           setSelectedTags={setSelectedTags}
           selectedRecommendedTags={selectedRecommendedTags}