diff --git a/workflow/controller/operator.go b/workflow/controller/operator.go
index 716be2778b06..cc34ccca06cf 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/operator.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/operator.go
@@ -3275,21 +3275,25 @@ func (woc *wfOperationCtx) setStoredWfSpec() error {
 		wfDefault = &wfv1.Workflow{}
 	}
 
-	if woc.needsStoredWfSpecUpdate() {
+	workflowTemplateSpec := woc.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec
+
+	// Load the spec from WorkflowTemplate in first time.
+	if woc.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec == nil {
 		wftHolder, err := woc.fetchWorkflowSpec()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
 		// Join WFT and WfDefault metadata to Workflow metadata.
 		wfutil.JoinWorkflowMetaData(&woc.wf.ObjectMeta, wftHolder.GetWorkflowMetadata(), &wfDefault.ObjectMeta)
-
+		workflowTemplateSpec = wftHolder.GetWorkflowSpec()
+	}
+	// Update the Entrypoint, ShutdownStrategy and Suspend
+	if woc.needsStoredWfSpecUpdate() {
 		// Join workflow, workflow template, and workflow default metadata to workflow spec.
-		mergedWf, err := wfutil.JoinWorkflowSpec(&woc.wf.Spec, wftHolder.GetWorkflowSpec(), &wfDefault.Spec)
+		mergedWf, err := wfutil.JoinWorkflowSpec(&woc.wf.Spec, workflowTemplateSpec, &wfDefault.Spec)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
 		woc.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec = &mergedWf.Spec
 		woc.updated = true
 	} else if woc.controller.Config.WorkflowRestrictions.MustNotChangeSpec() {
diff --git a/workflow/controller/operator_workflow_template_ref_test.go b/workflow/controller/operator_workflow_template_ref_test.go
index d2556e6964b4..48c2f771932a 100644
--- a/workflow/controller/operator_workflow_template_ref_test.go
+++ b/workflow/controller/operator_workflow_template_ref_test.go
@@ -436,3 +436,56 @@ func TestSuspendResumeWorkflowTemplateRef(t *testing.T) {
 	woc.operate(ctx)
 	assert.Nil(t, woc.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec.Suspend)
 }
+
+const wfTmplUpt = `
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: WorkflowTemplate
+metadata:
+  name: workflow-template-whalesay-template
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  templates:
+  - name: hello-hello-hello
+    steps:
+    - - name: hello1
+        template: whalesay
+        arguments:
+          parameters: [{name: message, value: "hello1"}]
+    - - name: hello2a
+        template: whalesay
+        arguments:
+          parameters: [{name: message, value: "hello2a"}]
+      - name: hello2b
+        template: whalesay
+        arguments:
+          parameters: [{name: message, value: "hello2b"}]
+
+  - name: whalesay
+    inputs:
+      parameters:
+      - name: message
+    container:
+      image: docker/whalesay
+      command: [cowsay]
+      args: ["{{inputs.parameters.message}}"]
+`
+
+func TestWorkflowTemplateUpdateScenario(t *testing.T) {
+
+	wf := wfv1.MustUnmarshalWorkflow(wfWithTmplRef)
+	cancel, controller := newController(wf, wfv1.MustUnmarshalWorkflowTemplate(wfTmpl))
+	defer cancel()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	woc := newWorkflowOperationCtx(wf, controller)
+	woc.operate(ctx)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, woc.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, woc.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec.Templates[0].Container)
+
+	cancel, controller = newController(woc.wf, wfv1.MustUnmarshalWorkflowTemplate(wfTmplUpt))
+	defer cancel()
+	ctx = context.Background()
+	woc1 := newWorkflowOperationCtx(woc.wf, controller)
+	woc1.operate(ctx)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, woc1.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec)
+	assert.Equal(t, woc.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec, woc1.wf.Status.StoredWorkflowSpec)
+}
diff --git a/workflow/util/merge.go b/workflow/util/merge.go
index d5fbcbd1a3a4..fa207f8d39fb 100644
--- a/workflow/util/merge.go
+++ b/workflow/util/merge.go
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ func JoinWorkflowSpec(wfSpec, wftSpec, wfDefaultSpec *wfv1.WorkflowSpec) (*wfv1.
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+
+	// This condition will update the workflow Spec suspend value if merged value is different.
+	// This scenario will happen when Workflow with WorkflowTemplateRef has suspend template
+	if wfSpec.Suspend != targetWf.Spec.Suspend {
+		targetWf.Spec.Suspend = wfSpec.Suspend
+	}
 	return &targetWf, nil
 }