diff --git a/airflow/providers/databricks/operators/databricks.py b/airflow/providers/databricks/operators/databricks.py
index 8af4474b1315f..028c428ac16bf 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/databricks/operators/databricks.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/databricks/operators/databricks.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class DatabricksSubmitRunOperator(BaseOperator):
 
     # Used in airflow.models.BaseOperator
     template_fields: Sequence[str] = ('json',)
-    template_ext: Sequence[str] = ('.json',)
+    template_ext: Sequence[str] = ('.json-tpl',)
     # Databricks brand color (blue) under white text
     ui_color = '#1CB1C2'
     ui_fgcolor = '#fff'
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class DatabricksRunNowOperator(BaseOperator):
 
     # Used in airflow.models.BaseOperator
     template_fields: Sequence[str] = ('json',)
-    template_ext: Sequence[str] = ('.json',)
+    template_ext: Sequence[str] = ('.json-tpl',)
     # Databricks brand color (blue) under white text
     ui_color = '#1CB1C2'
     ui_fgcolor = '#fff'