diff --git src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
index 4f0cf05265..39284d41d8 100644
--- src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
+++ src/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
@@ -3897,8 +3897,16 @@
 
 			templateId = control.templateSelector;
 
-			// Use default content template when a standard HTML type is used and there isn't a more specific template existing.
-			if ( templateId === 'customize-control-' + control.params.type + '-content' && _.contains( standardTypes, control.params.type ) && ! document.getElementById( 'tmpl-' + templateId ) ) {
+			// Use default content template when a standard HTML type is used, there isn't a more specific template existing, and the control container is empty.
+			if (
+				templateId === 'customize-control-' + control.params.type + '-content'
+				&&
+				_.contains( standardTypes, control.params.type )
+				&&
+				! document.getElementById( 'tmpl-' + templateId )
+				&&
+				0 === control.container.children().length
+			) {
 				templateId = 'customize-control-default-content';
 			}
 
diff --git src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
index c1eb1f31dd..54aeca9847 100644
--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
@@ -4019,6 +4019,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 							<# }); #>
 						>{{ inputAttrs.value }}</textarea>
 					<# } else if ( 'select' === data.type ) { #>
+						<# delete inputAttrs.type; #>
 						<select
 							<# _.each( _.extend( inputAttrs ), function( value, key ) { #>
 								{{{ key }}}="{{ value }}"