diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
index d752c46d9a0..251f3865104 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/DatasetPage.java
@@ -1660,15 +1660,7 @@ public void setSelectedTemplate(Template selectedTemplate) {
     public void updateSelectedTemplate(ValueChangeEvent event) {
 
         selectedTemplate = (Template) event.getNewValue();
-        if (selectedTemplate != null) {
-            //then create new working version from the selected template
-            workingVersion.updateDefaultValuesFromTemplate(selectedTemplate);
-            updateDatasetFieldInputLevels();
-        } else {
-            workingVersion.initDefaultValues(licenseServiceBean.getDefault());
-            updateDatasetFieldInputLevels();
-        }
-        resetVersionUI();
+
     }
 
     /*
@@ -1762,6 +1754,21 @@ public void handleChange() {
 
     public void handleChangeButton() {
 
+        if (selectedTemplate != null) {
+            //then create new working version from the selected template
+            workingVersion.updateDefaultValuesFromTemplate(selectedTemplate);
+            updateDatasetFieldInputLevels();
+        } else {
+            workingVersion.initDefaultValues(licenseServiceBean.getDefault());
+            updateDatasetFieldInputLevels();
+        }
+        /*
+        Issue 8646: necessary for the access popup which is shared by the dataset page and the file page
+        */
+        setFileAccessRequest(workingVersion.getTermsOfUseAndAccess().isFileAccessRequest());
+        setTermsOfAccess(workingVersion.getTermsOfUseAndAccess().getTermsOfAccess());
+        
+        resetVersionUI();
     }
 
     public boolean isShapefileType(FileMetadata fm) {