diff --git a/backend/app/routers/tests.py b/backend/app/routers/tests.py
index 2bd37d0..41c5640 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/tests.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/tests.py
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ def create_test_from_template(
             platform_override=payload.platform,
             procedure_text_override=payload.procedure_text,
             tool_used_override=payload.tool_used,
+            detect_procedure_override=payload.detect_procedure,
         )
         # Call log_action()
         log_action(
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/test_template.py b/backend/app/schemas/test_template.py
index 4ff2830..fac7b36 100644
--- a/backend/app/schemas/test_template.py
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/test_template.py
@@ -130,3 +130,4 @@ class TestTemplateInstantiate(BaseModel):
     platform: str | None = None
     procedure_text: str | None = None
     tool_used: str | None = None
+    detect_procedure: str | None = None
diff --git a/backend/app/services/test_crud_service.py b/backend/app/services/test_crud_service.py
index ab68044..ba3f231 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/test_crud_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/test_crud_service.py
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ def create_test_from_template(
     platform_override: str | None = None,
     procedure_text_override: str | None = None,
     tool_used_override: str | None = None,
+    detect_procedure_override: str | None = None,
 ) -> Test:
     """Instantiate a Test from a TestTemplate.
 
@@ -364,7 +365,7 @@ def create_test_from_template(
         platform=platform_override if platform_override is not None else template.platform,
         procedure_text=procedure_text_override if procedure_text_override is not None else template.attack_procedure,
         tool_used=tool_used_override if tool_used_override is not None else template.tool_suggested,
-        detect_procedure=template.expected_detection,
+        detect_procedure=detect_procedure_override if detect_procedure_override is not None else template.expected_detection,
         remediation_steps=template.suggested_remediation,
         # Keyword argument: created_by
         created_by=creator_id,
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_procedure_suggestions.py b/backend/tests/test_procedure_suggestions.py
index 45c05fa..65f3d37 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_procedure_suggestions.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_procedure_suggestions.py
@@ -272,3 +272,37 @@ def test_duplicate_submission_does_not_create_a_second_pending_suggestion(
 
     listed = api("get", "/api/v1/procedure-suggestions", red_lead_headers).json()
     assert len(listed) == 1
+
+
+def test_lead_can_override_detect_procedure_when_creating_from_template(
+    client, db, api, red_lead_headers, technique, template,
+):
+    """A lead editing Expected Detection in the create-from-template form
+    seeds the new test's detect_procedure with their edit — same mechanism
+    as procedure_text_override on the red side — without touching the
+    template itself. The template only updates later, through the normal
+    procedure-suggestion approval flow once a round is actually submitted."""
+    resp = api(
+        "post", "/api/v1/tests/from-template", red_lead_headers,
+        json={
+            "template_id": template["id"],
+            "technique_id": technique,
+            "detect_procedure": "Check Sysmon Event ID 1 for mimikatz.exe process creation.",
+        },
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 201, resp.text
+    assert resp.json()["detect_procedure"] == "Check Sysmon Event ID 1 for mimikatz.exe process creation."
+
+    reloaded_template = api("get", f"/api/v1/test-templates/{template['id']}", red_lead_headers)
+    assert reloaded_template.json()["expected_detection"] == "Check process creation logs."
+
+
+def test_detect_procedure_defaults_to_template_expected_detection(
+    client, db, api, red_lead_headers, technique, template,
+):
+    resp = api(
+        "post", "/api/v1/tests/from-template", red_lead_headers,
+        json={"template_id": template["id"], "technique_id": technique},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 201, resp.text
+    assert resp.json()["detect_procedure"] == "Check process creation logs."
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/tests.ts b/frontend/src/api/tests.ts
index e85dcd3..521b2f6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/tests.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/tests.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export async function createTestFromTemplate(
     platform?: string;
     procedure_text?: string;
     tool_used?: string;
+    detect_procedure?: string;
   },
 ): Promise<Test> {
   const { data } = await client.post<Test>("/tests/from-template", {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TestFromTemplateForm.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TestFromTemplateForm.tsx
index 932b8d7..8c85dab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TestFromTemplateForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TestFromTemplateForm.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export default function TestFromTemplateForm({
         platform: platform.trim() || undefined,
         procedure_text: procedureText.trim() || undefined,
         tool_used: toolUsed.trim() || undefined,
+        detect_procedure: expectedDetection.trim() || undefined,
       }),
     onSuccess: (test) => {
       navigate(`/tests/${test.id}`);
@@ -208,17 +209,18 @@ export default function TestFromTemplateForm({
               />
             </div>
 
-            {/* Expected Detection (read-only reference for Blue Team) */}
+            {/* Expected Detection */}
             <div>
               <label className="mb-1.5 block text-sm font-medium text-gray-300">
                 Expected Detection
-                <span className="ml-2 text-xs text-gray-500">(read-only reference for Blue Team)</span>
               </label>
-              <div className="rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800/50 p-3">
-                <p className="whitespace-pre-wrap font-mono text-sm text-gray-400">
-                  {expectedDetection || "No detection guidance provided in template."}
-                </p>
-              </div>
+              <textarea
+                value={expectedDetection}
+                onChange={(e) => setExpectedDetection(e.target.value)}
+                rows={5}
+                className="w-full rounded-lg border border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 px-3 py-2 font-mono text-sm text-gray-200 placeholder-gray-500 focus:border-cyan-500 focus:outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-cyan-500"
+                placeholder="What the blue team should detect, and how..."
+              />
             </div>
 
             {/* Error */}