diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.html
index b53c7b213..5afb996f0 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                 </div>
             </ng-container>
 
-            <div *ngIf="!filterByDossierTemplate && activeDossiersService.all$ | async as dossiers" class="iqser-input-group w-200 mt-0">
+            <div *ngIf="!filterByDossierTemplate && !!dossiers.length" class="iqser-input-group w-200 mt-0">
                 <mat-form-field>
                     <mat-select [(ngModel)]="dossier" [disabled]="!compare">
                         <mat-option [value]="selectDossier">{{ selectDossier.dossierName | translate }}</mat-option>
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.ts
index 85601efc7..4aa64c2dd 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/shared/components/dictionary-manager/dictionary-manager.component.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
     DictionaryType,
     Dossier,
     DossierTemplate,
+    IDictionary,
 } from '@red/domain';
 import { marker as _ } from '@biesbjerg/ngx-translate-extract-marker';
 import { DictionaryService } from '@services/entity-services/dictionary.service';
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export class DictionaryManagerComponent implements OnChanges {
     @Output() readonly saveDictionary = new EventEmitter<string[]>();
     @ViewChild(EditorComponent) readonly editor: EditorComponent;
     readonly iconButtonTypes = IconButtonTypes;
+    readonly dossiers: Dossier[];
     currentMatch = 0;
     findMatches: FindMatch[] = [];
     diffEditorText = '';
@@ -71,7 +73,16 @@ export class DictionaryManagerComponent implements OnChanges {
         private readonly _changeRef: ChangeDetectorRef,
         readonly activeDossiersService: ActiveDossiersService,
         readonly dossierTemplatesService: DossierTemplatesService,
-    ) {}
+    ) {
+        this.dossiers = activeDossiersService.all;
+        const templateDictionary = {
+            id: 'template',
+            dossierId: 'template',
+            dossierName: 'Template Dictionary',
+            dossierTemplateId: this.dossiers[0]?.dossierTemplateId,
+        } as Dossier;
+        this.dossiers.push(templateDictionary);
+    }
 
     private _dossierTemplate = this.selectDossierTemplate;
 
@@ -242,11 +253,16 @@ export class DictionaryManagerComponent implements OnChanges {
     }
 
     async #onDossierChanged(dossierTemplateId: string, dossierId?: string) {
-        const dictionary = (
-            await firstValueFrom(
-                this._dictionaryService.loadDictionaryEntriesByType([this.selectedDictionaryType], dossierTemplateId, dossierId),
-            )
-        )[0];
+        let dictionary: IDictionary;
+        if (dossierId === 'template') {
+            dictionary = await this._dictionaryService.getForType(dossierTemplateId, this.selectedDictionaryType);
+        } else {
+            dictionary = (
+                await firstValueFrom(
+                    this._dictionaryService.loadDictionaryEntriesByType([this.selectedDictionaryType], dossierTemplateId, dossierId),
+                )
+            )[0];
+        }
         const activeEntries =
             this.activeEntryType === DictionaryEntryTypes.ENTRY || this.hint
                 ? [...dictionary.entries]